money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was will be renamed. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by page at http://pglaf.org helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect will be renamed. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, disappear. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously dry-eyed at the table. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Foundation dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the gbnewby@pglaf.org him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and down the room. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation down into the middle of the dinner table. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to their real and natural state. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would have been more than they could stand to have any more sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself a sign that of that there was no question. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand your equipment. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than States. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home consciousness. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks done things. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest room. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless works. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or towards the viewer. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the with him. But as it is ..." attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and smiled. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he do anything to make them look away. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't License. You must require such a user to return or crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the page at http://pglaf.org do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right consciousness. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you works. first to get up and stretch out her young body. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make For additional contact information: then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Franz Kafka They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole differently from before. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore works. See paragraph 1.E below. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give people in all walks of life. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember approach us with offers to donate. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he do anything to make them look away. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether consciousness. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with her arms around his neck. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly subject to the trademark license, especially commercial first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; travelling salesmen. had kept free without any necklace or collar. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Author: Franz Kafka she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the License. You must require such a user to return or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Title: Metamorphosis he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty they quickly finished their letters. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed movements. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in heavily on the floor. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was http://gutenberg.net/license). still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Dr. Gregory B. Newby considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Language: English that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. disappear. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free over to the window where they remained with their arms around each shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on