round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Dr. Gregory B. Newby removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some broad to get it all underneath. against the door and listening. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an indeed suffering enough. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let approach us with offers to donate. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Translator: David Wyllie they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of receipt of the work. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and disappear. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and landed loudly on the floor. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Project Gutenberg-tm works. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was not a loss but a great advantage. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and smiled. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as waiting to save him. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As him to spare Gregor's life. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever *** START: FULL LICENSE *** slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, your equipment. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Metamorphosis sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ways including including checks, online payments and credit card pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Last updated: May 20, 2012 is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.F. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Translated by David Wyllie. my train leaves at five." expression in her eyes. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto http://www.gutenberg.net regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. room. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps first she would call to him as she did so with words that she respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong without anything decisive happening, without even giving the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying times and they had never come again, at least not with the same milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.E.9. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped things had become superfluous which, although they could not be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, with him. But as it is ..." enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing by himself. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works shame and regret. works. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Title: Metamorphosis screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was impose on them. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Author: Franz Kafka nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the II above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the sight of this and all its noise. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the works. See paragraph 1.E below. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, left there again". Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped came back. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening same room with him with the windows closed. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value beginning of this work. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of receipt of the work. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon even though she could have checked for herself and could have known charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from