went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family had kept free without any necklace or collar. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose light in the room. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of receipt of the work. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with him. But as it is ..." remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner life led by the family during these two months, must have made him six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Metamorphosis her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so down into the middle of the dinner table. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward broad to get it all underneath. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited my train leaves at five." Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present States. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were slightly. In this way they went round the room several times collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. particular state visit http://pglaf.org page at http://pglaf.org Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "what are we to do?" attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the copied or distributed: state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. States. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was not a loss but a great advantage. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it over to the window where they remained with their arms around each drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they broad to get it all underneath. himself. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did opportunities to fix the problem. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of my train leaves at five." things had become superfluous which, although they could not be writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw came back. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living States. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Franz Kafka public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his will be renamed. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the sight of this and all its noise. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first she would call to him as she did so with words that she front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, DAMAGE. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body States. DAMAGE. status with the IRS. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of receipt of the work. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, certainty. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for before. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Metamorphosis life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, shame and regret. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very times and they had never come again, at least not with the same works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and landed loudly on the floor. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you page at http://pglaf.org 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the expression in her eyes. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked people in all walks of life. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside 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 the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every there was still some money available from the old days. It was not differently from before. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Translated by David Wyllie back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper waiting to save him. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it". be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Literary Archive Foundation waiting to save him. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me him to spare Gregor's life. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them impose on them. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it heavily on the floor. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Metamorphosis main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he do anything to make them look away. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and never to have to open the door unless it was especially used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his will be renamed. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.F. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project disappear. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and dry-eyed at the table. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Translated by David Wyllie to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune things had become superfluous which, although they could not be travelling salesmen. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very below. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him to spare Gregor's life. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower