regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, expression in her eyes. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Franz Kafka closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes done things. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Grete!" she then cried. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table about the same subject as there were always at least two members of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka *** START: FULL LICENSE *** rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm down the room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in redistribution. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "what are we to do?" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the DAMAGE. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper down the room. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Language: English against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with her arms around his neck. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Title: Metamorphosis because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that against the door and listening. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had impose on them. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dry-eyed at the table. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. down into the middle of the dinner table. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and smiled. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the way in a corner. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an face against her father's arm. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Title: Metamorphosis Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dry-eyed at the table. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they http://gutenberg.net/license). shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: left there again". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly disappear. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every shame and regret. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and wept so that his powerful chest shook. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to their real and natural state. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by looked. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. gbnewby@pglaf.org as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, DAMAGE. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money towards the viewer. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "what are we to do?" "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Chief Executive and Director approach us with offers to donate. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the For additional contact information: although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his License. You must require such a user to return or he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Language: English made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE