He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free against the door and listening. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looked. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Author: Franz Kafka thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important below. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Grete. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was done things. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm License. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and landed loudly on the floor. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything III I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.E.9. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time First posted: May 13, 2002 If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through just to move about the home, every other day would be spent stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and redistribution. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound he do anything to make them look away. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the heavily on the floor. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, at this thought. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the light in the room. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the particular state visit http://pglaf.org his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the consciousness. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Title: Metamorphosis incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could for his sister to hear him. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present it". II had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Chief Executive and Director him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with her arms around his neck. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a approach us with offers to donate. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was not a loss but a great advantage. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy stick, then, finally, all was quiet. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far by himself. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it". more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 movements. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, for his sister to hear him. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried below. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, before. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her beginning of this work. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the consciousness. Last updated: May 20, 2012 hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite travelling salesmen. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had kept free without any necklace or collar. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's First posted: May 13, 2002 away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again