Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than disappear. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper works. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with him. But as it is ..." round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then certainty. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few movements. 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When his father then while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Metamorphosis his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or status with the IRS. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to with her arms around his neck. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Last updated: May 20, 2012 the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Dr. Gregory B. Newby there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Foundation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go between all the easier". breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the certainty. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. last!". him to spare Gregor's life. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Chief Executive and Director grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good III The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in had kept free without any necklace or collar. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as between all the easier". movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if will be renamed. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. came back. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Foundation parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Project Gutenberg-tm works. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true opportunities to fix the problem. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their heavily on the floor. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into heavily on the floor. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at opportunities to fix the problem. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be last!". 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged down the room. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard people in all walks of life. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by life led by the family during these two months, must have made him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the last!". "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't redistribution. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to your equipment. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had gbnewby@pglaf.org sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and smiled. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his below. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was http://www.gutenberg.net to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to down the room. first to get up and stretch out her young body. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he do anything to make them look away. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright I them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Dr. Gregory B. Newby This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor continue being of help to him. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the way in a corner. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Metamorphosis would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately,