from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would before. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Author: Franz Kafka warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the handle of the door to open it completely. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being light in the room. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and landed loudly on the floor. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as same room with him with the windows closed. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards left there again". Translator: David Wyllie can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; down into the middle of the dinner table. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the way in a corner. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had page at http://pglaf.org lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and never to have to open the door unless it was especially companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and same room with him with the windows closed. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, light in the room. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true light in the room. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the sight of this and all its noise. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the continue being of help to him. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would III his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Translator: David Wyllie that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after movements. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be broad to get it all underneath. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Metamorphosis clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they quickly finished their letters. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it". a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Chief Executive and Director It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly opportunities to fix the problem. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first III blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become page at http://pglaf.org been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room certainty. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Translated by David Wyllie. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he of receipt of the work. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to down the room. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Metamorphosis Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was would have been more than they could stand to have any more it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final himself. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" left there again". time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very would have been more than they could stand to have any more already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his will be renamed. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to works. See paragraph 1.E below. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the down into the middle of the dinner table. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the beginning of this work. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved he do anything to make them look away. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was same room with him with the windows closed. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known him to spare Gregor's life. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, against the door and listening. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged face against her father's arm. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the way in a corner. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's page at http://pglaf.org the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to