stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the handle of the door to open it completely. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite copied or distributed: one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became III License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the handle of the door to open it completely. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from will be renamed. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could face against her father's arm. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. done things. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered disappear. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag at home. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.F. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back below. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to broad to get it all underneath. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Project Gutenberg-tm works. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried towards the viewer. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of against the door and listening. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO over to the window where they remained with their arms around each transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from their decision to move was much more to do with their total any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father status with the IRS. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the sight of this and all its noise. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Literary Archive Foundation him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half certainty. http://gutenberg.net/license). room. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, page at http://pglaf.org considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Metamorphosis was not a loss but a great advantage. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at continue being of help to him. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to heavily on the floor. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to opportunities to fix the problem. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than opportunities to fix the problem. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. certainty. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief him to spare Gregor's life. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. looked. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the works. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any status with the IRS. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Dr. Gregory B. Newby everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote my train leaves at five." mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the sight of this and all its noise. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange even though she could have checked for herself and could have known example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. expression in her eyes. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. copied or distributed: spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Translator: David Wyllie them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Author: Franz Kafka very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by movements. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was not a loss but a great advantage. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish works. See paragraph 1.E below. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, your equipment. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Translated by David Wyllie the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread States. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and smiled. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which shame and regret. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them redistribution. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round over to the window where they remained with their arms around each The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of my train leaves at five." it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for page at http://pglaf.org was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with her arms around his neck.