it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's movements. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their works. See paragraph 1.E below. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll my train leaves at five." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg-tm License. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 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 from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, certainty. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him to spare Gregor's life. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "what are we to do?" furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired at home. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Metamorphosis public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been left there again". of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday slightly. In this way they went round the room several times not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Language: English trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the for his sister to hear him. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the handle of the door to open it completely. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth peaceful. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you between all the easier". any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ways including including checks, online payments and credit card interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the at this thought. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Dr. Gregory B. Newby slightly. In this way they went round the room several times key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked electronic works eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to their real and natural state. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let still just a child after all, and really might not have had an quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never himself. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open by himself. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In waiting to save him. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Translator: David Wyllie 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load particular state visit http://pglaf.org there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks he do anything to make them look away. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Metamorphosis to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his against the door and listening. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost copied or distributed: word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without over to the window where they remained with their arms around each where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To waiting to save him. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief consciousness. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Metamorphosis throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers impose on them. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Metamorphosis of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. http://www.gutenberg.net That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and landed loudly on the floor. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he do anything to make them look away. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for his sister to hear him. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he do anything to make them look away. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of before. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without himself. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was not a loss but a great advantage. status with the IRS. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 my train leaves at five." anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work For additional contact information: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 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 amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE still just a child after all, and really might not have had an - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the travelling salesmen. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother