and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and works. See paragraph 1.E below. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged heavily on the floor. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not page at http://pglaf.org expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 looked. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the III This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work For additional contact information: expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back continue being of help to him. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 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 chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As redistribution. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was not a loss but a great advantage. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would have been more than they could stand to have any more thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had kept free without any necklace or collar. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones copied or distributed: was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Translated by David Wyllie. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing light in the room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gutenberg-tm License. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is copied or distributed: with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his consciousness. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when DAMAGE. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "what are we to do?" speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to him to spare Gregor's life. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel differently from before. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without room. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of by himself. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at greatest consideration so that his family could bear the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the handle of the door to open it completely. DAMAGE. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office shame and regret. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon just to move about the home, every other day would be spent already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor!" 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He was sure that everyone would turn on him any To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** disappear. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the room. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself. attention to the pain he was causing himself. 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Copyright laws in most countries are in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Literary Archive Foundation Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. copied or distributed: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of at home. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] stick, then, finally, all was quiet. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one approach us with offers to donate. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently him to spare Gregor's life. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a they quickly finished their letters. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my