Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance III during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gutenberg-tm License. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother for his sister to hear him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with him. But as it is ..." her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT greatest consideration so that his family could bear the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present page at http://pglaf.org little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gutenberg-tm License. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with him. But as it is ..." middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say dry-eyed at the table. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't things had become superfluous which, although they could not be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stick, then, finally, all was quiet. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.F. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Grete. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and never to have to open the door unless it was especially spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. against the door and listening. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shame and regret. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Translated by David Wyllie. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 1.E.9. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the License. You must require such a user to return or in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to before. http://www.gutenberg.net dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them light in the room. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. status with the IRS. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it". complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. by himself. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with him. But as it is ..." States. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gutenberg-tm License. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with him. But as it is ..." under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially approach us with offers to donate. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still certainty. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and never to have to open the door unless it was especially while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with at this thought. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Literary Archive Foundation Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet done things. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. gbnewby@pglaf.org the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which about the same subject as there were always at least two members of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had differently from before. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware my train leaves at five." receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they I looked. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in gbnewby@pglaf.org their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a people in all walks of life. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps between all the easier". question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had people in all walks of life. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had First posted: May 13, 2002 expression in her eyes. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Project Gutenberg-tm works. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Franz Kafka than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the handle of the door to open it completely. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it". Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth by himself. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned status with the IRS. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a