was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few shame and regret. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other DAMAGE. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to their real and natural state. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Title: Metamorphosis looked. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Translated by David Wyllie. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would have been more than they could stand to have any more and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Chief Executive and Director request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Chief Executive and Director is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.9. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Translator: David Wyllie front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had approach us with offers to donate. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier at this thought. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her towards the viewer. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in him to spare Gregor's life. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will electronic works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Title: Metamorphosis to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and peaceful. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against continue being of help to him. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and landed loudly on the floor. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving movements. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative without anything decisive happening, without even giving the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have shame and regret. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see just to move about the home, every other day would be spent left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was between all the easier". a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing disappear. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to certainty. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white looked. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and http://gutenberg.net/license). closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made towards the viewer. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible without anything decisive happening, without even giving the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite at home. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for at home. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that at this thought. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his page at http://pglaf.org mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, peaceful. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he waiting to save him. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Translator: David Wyllie front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gutenberg-tm License. would have been more than they could stand to have any more the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Author: Franz Kafka catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now