permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Grete. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Metamorphosis His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring http://www.gutenberg.net to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she between all the easier". exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand face against her father's arm. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had movements. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After status with the IRS. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone copied or distributed: struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him listening to the evening conversation about what price they had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of receipt of the work. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Author: Franz Kafka held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for his sister to hear him. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Last updated: May 20, 2012 himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt towards the viewer. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was not a loss but a great advantage. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and between all the easier". that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently times and they had never come again, at least not with the same milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite consciousness. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found below. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every travelling salesmen. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family came back. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Translator: David Wyllie as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the a sign that of that there was no question. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the handle of the door to open it completely. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he waiting to save him. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no first she would call to him as she did so with words that she looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On so that she might be able to get a better position later on. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you continue being of help to him. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as it". darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: done things. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Language: English DAMAGE. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would works. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Dr. Gregory B. Newby enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest by himself. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange himself. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Grete. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for III "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the sight of this and all its noise. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and landed loudly on the floor. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on States. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. III following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy