just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Translated by David Wyllie "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he done things. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been page at http://pglaf.org in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of receipt of the work. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic works still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as between all the easier". Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and approach us with offers to donate. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.E.9. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or light in the room. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to continue being of help to him. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest impose on them. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" works. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, page at http://pglaf.org to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set even though she could have checked for herself and could have known involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "what are we to do?" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and never to have to open the door unless it was especially prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she expression in her eyes. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the down into the middle of the dinner table. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was not a loss but a great advantage. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that page at http://pglaf.org held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of receipt of the work. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his at home. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was expression in her eyes. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Franz Kafka Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he License. You must require such a user to return or front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with same room with him with the windows closed. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the For additional contact information: to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know indeed suffering enough. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and never to have to open the door unless it was especially screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; beginning of this work. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stick, then, finally, all was quiet. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the face against her father's arm. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the handle of the door to open it completely. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), III and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his I and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn gbnewby@pglaf.org your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying just to move about the home, every other day would be spent - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes *** START: FULL LICENSE *** I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against the door and listening. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and expression in her eyes. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Dr. Gregory B. Newby distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stick, then, finally, all was quiet. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his came back. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Title: Metamorphosis though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged down into the middle of the dinner table. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At subject to the trademark license, especially commercial early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on they quickly finished their letters. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not it". Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As a sign that of that there was no question. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, looked. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than himself. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Translator: David Wyllie including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in