curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence opportunities to fix the problem. Foundation and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. peaceful. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill particular state visit http://pglaf.org there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was not a loss but a great advantage. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and smiled. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the way in a corner. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on redistribution. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became peaceful. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they quickly finished their letters. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was towards the viewer. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister continue being of help to him. below. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this light in the room. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat left there again". thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that impose on them. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new down into the middle of the dinner table. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty *** START: FULL LICENSE *** quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with him. But as it is ..." hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation For additional contact information: door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. 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The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and http://gutenberg.net/license). understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other people in all walks of life. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without things had become superfluous which, although they could not be pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he indeed suffering enough. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got peaceful. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while about the same subject as there were always at least two members of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the impose on them. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not redistribution. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way approach us with offers to donate. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Translated by David Wyllie. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Title: Metamorphosis rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with him. But as it is ..." father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely States. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with him. But as it is ..." reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. copied or distributed: TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by just to move about the home, every other day would be spent out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, status with the IRS. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement your equipment. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied left there again". could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full without anything decisive happening, without even giving the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the way in a corner. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing they quickly finished their letters. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was already the end of March, after all. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the way in a corner. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Translated by David Wyllie helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a done things. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following looked. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie last!". almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the way in a corner. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked beginning of this work. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to waiting to save him. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Title: Metamorphosis Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 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 that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a shame and regret.