property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a will be renamed. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Dr. Gregory B. Newby the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License. You must require such a user to return or and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of receipt of the work. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the last!". which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was not a loss but a great advantage. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. particular state visit http://pglaf.org or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Literary Archive Foundation This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest http://www.gutenberg.net arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of receipt of the work. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had peaceful. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards http://www.gutenberg.net helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again 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 then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at approach us with offers to donate. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out subject to the trademark license, especially commercial corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gutenberg-tm License. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the way in a corner. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit him to spare Gregor's life. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes status with the IRS. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. works. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread II parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the down into the middle of the dinner table. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to License. You must require such a user to return or flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the shame and regret. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked greatest consideration so that his family could bear the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 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 stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music copied or distributed: was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed at this thought. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with her arms around his neck. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be about the same subject as there were always at least two members of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest my train leaves at five." as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "what are we to do?" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and wept so that his powerful chest shook. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister down into the middle of the dinner table. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, peaceful. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and redistribution. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on dry-eyed at the table. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they quickly finished their letters. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and landed loudly on the floor. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with so that she might be able to get a better position later on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as