But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and by himself. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think peaceful. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. redistribution. light in the room. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to continue being of help to him. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work down into the middle of the dinner table. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and smiled. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had License. You must require such a user to return or meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging travelling salesmen. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and wept so that his powerful chest shook. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or I Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would have been more than they could stand to have any more outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the way in a corner. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. I nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his works. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed between all the easier". pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room peaceful. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being page at http://pglaf.org parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There movements. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Language: English inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was not a loss but a great advantage. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and wept so that his powerful chest shook. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." certainty. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he works. See paragraph 1.E below. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently towards the viewer. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and before. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. approach us with offers to donate. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a done things. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would DAMAGE. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her III success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Metamorphosis kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and smiled. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and landed loudly on the floor. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room II status with the IRS. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.F.6. 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The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it