her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his First posted: May 13, 2002 if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was not a loss but a great advantage. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Translated by David Wyllie. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door just to move about the home, every other day would be spent silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm License. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Title: Metamorphosis times and they had never come again, at least not with the same staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me copied or distributed: would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Translated by David Wyllie. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile First posted: May 13, 2002 the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps copied or distributed: all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Translated by David Wyllie. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in copied or distributed: seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half same room with him with the windows closed. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Metamorphosis last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had came back. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his people in all walks of life. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day continue being of help to him. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that room. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate came back. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic peace and order to this chaos. 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You've got to get enough Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use times and they had never come again, at least not with the same would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, will be renamed. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor? 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Drawn in by the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would works. See paragraph 1.E below. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want License. You must require such a user to return or legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Grete. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax by himself. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Author: Franz Kafka way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned electronic works she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the sight of this and all its noise. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. impose on them. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him to spare Gregor's life. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes without anything decisive happening, without even giving the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and landed loudly on the floor. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Language: English Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living listening to the evening conversation about what price they had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have been more than they could stand to have any more fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Title: Metamorphosis expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Foundation done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the