to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Title: Metamorphosis before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, certainty. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the way in a corner. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the works. See paragraph 1.E below. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward works. See paragraph 1.E below. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Title: Metamorphosis open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he do anything to make them look away. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gutenberg-tm License. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the way in a corner. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who face against her father's arm. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can last!". because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or by himself. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember continue being of help to him. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Translated by David Wyllie Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to their real and natural state. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were will be renamed. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists I End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a at home. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm first to get up and stretch out her young body. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to their real and natural state. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Franz Kafka *** START: FULL LICENSE *** has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, certainty. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Professor Michael S. 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They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be gbnewby@pglaf.org in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond so that she might be able to get a better position later on. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email times and they had never come again, at least not with the same removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm License. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Author: Franz Kafka money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project consciousness. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of movements. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the room. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being first she would call to him as she did so with words that she while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had For additional contact information: - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and redistribution. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared redistribution. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came at this thought. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have had kept free without any necklace or collar. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Title: Metamorphosis state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now things had become superfluous which, although they could not be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against light in the room. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as last!". listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it before. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a copied or distributed: couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without III Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. particular state visit http://pglaf.org enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Translated by David Wyllie looked. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.9. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his he do anything to make them look away. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's