on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in first to get up and stretch out her young body. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Foundation think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, http://www.gutenberg.net prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain electronic works I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to redistribution. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow indeed suffering enough. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from expression in her eyes. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with her arms around his neck. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Metamorphosis threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and face against her father's arm. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived redistribution. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally certainty. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked looked. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.E.9. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, last!". time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock below. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Translator: David Wyllie he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good greatest consideration so that his family could bear the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this approach us with offers to donate. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had impose on them. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower shame and regret. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with her arms around his neck. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to dry-eyed at the table. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living copied or distributed: 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm first to get up and stretch out her young body. Metamorphosis just to move about the home, every other day would be spent politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly people in all walks of life. waiting to save him. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that beginning of this work. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of consciousness. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would down into the middle of the dinner table. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Translated by David Wyllie. approach us with offers to donate. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Translated by David Wyllie. Title: Metamorphosis leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All first to get up and stretch out her young body. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall particular state visit http://pglaf.org smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or http://www.gutenberg.net turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: particular state visit http://pglaf.org had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Author: Franz Kafka serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with her arms around his neck. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what listening to the evening conversation about what price they had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and broad to get it all underneath. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to