does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me life led by the family during these two months, must have made him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to at home. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both greatest consideration so that his family could bear the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many life led by the family during these two months, must have made him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Project Gutenberg-tm works. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their my train leaves at five." his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that a sign that of that there was no question. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; life led by the family during these two months, must have made him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was below. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, copied or distributed: she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been indeed suffering enough. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed down into the middle of the dinner table. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the certainty. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; people in all walks of life. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could works. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and smiled. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become of receipt of the work. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him first she would call to him as she did so with words that she skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's they quickly finished their letters. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn License. You must require such a user to return or they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff listening to the evening conversation about what price they had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might before. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to dry-eyed at the table. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Metamorphosis soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he certainty. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief people in all walks of life. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with her arms around his neck. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and smiled. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would copied or distributed: train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he do anything to make them look away. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged subject to the trademark license, especially commercial think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and at home. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. by himself. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and electronic works Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Literary Archive Foundation before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The from their decision to move was much more to do with their total at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with him. But as it is ..." cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Metamorphosis a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free done things. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had at this thought. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door