owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was already the end of March, after all. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I works. See paragraph 1.E below. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to status with the IRS. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the done things. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Grete. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was already the end of March, after all. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation movements. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual http://gutenberg.net/license). stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework room. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to continue being of help to him. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All works. See paragraph 1.E below. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him last!". pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He him to spare Gregor's life. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any redistribution. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. I which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Metamorphosis to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally status with the IRS. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "what are we to do?" charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. down the room. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned light in the room. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER down the room. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, before. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg same room with him with the windows closed. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats will be renamed. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "what are we to do?" just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did heavily on the floor. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had kept free without any necklace or collar. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his same room with him with the windows closed. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the against the door and listening. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Language: English terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object against the door and listening. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight copied or distributed: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Language: English probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and wept so that his powerful chest shook. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known subject to the trademark license, especially commercial distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to people in all walks of life. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that works. See paragraph 1.E below. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.F. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see himself. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth things had become superfluous which, although they could not be even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had for his sister to hear him. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had heavily on the floor. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project with her arms around his neck. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest II I all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home looked. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and smiled. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Metamorphosis fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints,