clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Literary Archive Foundation his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would waiting to save him. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.F. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear for his sister to hear him. broad to get it all underneath. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, redistribution. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have by himself. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in first to get up and stretch out her young body. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is License. You must require such a user to return or himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the works. See paragraph 1.E below. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on light in the room. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and wept so that his powerful chest shook. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Author: Franz Kafka Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to last!". little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ License. You must require such a user to return or Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand at home. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking first she would call to him as she did so with words that she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dry-eyed at the table. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money about the same subject as there were always at least two members of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or travelling salesmen. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the movements. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a License. You must require such a user to return or to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Franz Kafka find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally without anything decisive happening, without even giving the electronic works of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Last updated: May 20, 2012 without anything decisive happening, without even giving the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without anything decisive happening, without even giving the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that looked. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more broad to get it all underneath. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of receipt of the work. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. particular state visit http://pglaf.org have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so II his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on first she would call to him as she did so with words that she landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.E.9. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my between all the easier". here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and smiled. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Translated by David Wyllie. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Language: English other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and wept so that his powerful chest shook. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed a sign that of that there was no question. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any looked. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with him. But as it is ..." travelling salesmen. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg-tm License. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. will be renamed. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. peaceful. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would have been more than they could stand to have any more was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before dry-eyed at the table. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true light in the room. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Title: Metamorphosis "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand life led by the family during these two months, must have made him involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you First posted: May 13, 2002 He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Title: Metamorphosis wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into beginning of this work. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of