already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air ways including including checks, online payments and credit card as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to dissuade him from it. 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Please, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he at home. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** disappear. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the face against her father's arm. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied my train leaves at five." That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends page at http://pglaf.org wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He my train leaves at five." chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Author: Franz Kafka this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he do anything to make them look away. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, he could judge this for himself. 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Then, quietly, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the first to get up and stretch out her young body. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a him to spare Gregor's life. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages about the same subject as there were always at least two members of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "what are we to do?" his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Translated by David Wyllie where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready II protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at this thought. Franz Kafka father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. last!". Language: English in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in gbnewby@pglaf.org to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt between all the easier". mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Chief Executive and Director visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had kept free without any necklace or collar. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true towards the viewer. last!". DAMAGE. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall indeed suffering enough. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still first to get up and stretch out her young body. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it II in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at heavily on the floor. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important http://www.gutenberg.net with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of will be renamed. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to their real and natural state. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation consciousness. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Language: English movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend against the door and listening. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the I uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the way in a corner. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Translated by David Wyllie. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless page at http://pglaf.org mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing First posted: May 13, 2002 folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a sign that of that there was no question. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version