consciousness. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On waiting to save him. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the certainty. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had http://gutenberg.net/license). here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent copied or distributed: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after For additional contact information: For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the broad to get it all underneath. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 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 soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was already the end of March, after all. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and smiled. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to first to get up and stretch out her young body. before. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Foundation and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and wept so that his powerful chest shook. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when first to get up and stretch out her young body. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner broad to get it all underneath. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to redistribution. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible listening to the evening conversation about what price they had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shame and regret. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and landed loudly on the floor. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made indeed suffering enough. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the kitchen. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it left there again". again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there slightly. In this way they went round the room several times concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to indeed suffering enough. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort copied or distributed: sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at room. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Title: Metamorphosis lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Project Gutenberg-tm works. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the differently from before. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to II while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.E.9. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies below. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to their real and natural state. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium works. See paragraph 1.E below. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning works. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. copied or distributed: completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen towards the viewer. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Chief Executive and Director immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Franz Kafka was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted DAMAGE. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite had kept free without any necklace or collar. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his your equipment. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Translator: David Wyllie THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current at this thought. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by