was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen certainty. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Literary Archive Foundation put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and room. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed shame and regret. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them works. See paragraph 1.E below. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "what are we to do?" Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed will be renamed. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right between all the easier". for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Dr. Gregory B. Newby hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and wept so that his powerful chest shook. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right below. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him before. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, heavily on the floor. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the sight of this and all its noise. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the impose on them. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the heavily on the floor. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never your equipment. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most for his sister to hear him. by himself. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear my train leaves at five." with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework was not a loss but a great advantage. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.E.9. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he dry-eyed at the table. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out my train leaves at five." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of receipt of the work. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Foundation home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of http://www.gutenberg.net "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without light in the room. was already the end of March, after all. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes my train leaves at five." 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest electronic works ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite him to spare Gregor's life. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked II was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the sight of this and all its noise. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of receipt of the work. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as done things. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their indeed suffering enough. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and looked. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, First posted: May 13, 2002 ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. below. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even for his sister to hear him. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed electronic works mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm consciousness. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they against the door and listening. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about indeed suffering enough. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Title: Metamorphosis she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in certainty. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the peaceful. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at light in the room. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a