connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in between all the easier". 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK differently from before. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to continue being of help to him. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there was still some money available from the old days. It was not I it". this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot will be renamed. Title: Metamorphosis she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but 1.E.9. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of done things. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with him. But as it is ..." swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was left there again". this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Translated by David Wyllie. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood electronic works LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, heavily on the floor. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the peaceful. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping broad to get it all underneath. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white License. You must require such a user to return or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Chief Executive and Director a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already stick, then, finally, all was quiet. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Franz Kafka practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many 1.F. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 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 editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Language: English see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Author: Franz Kafka distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Translated by David Wyllie. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop First posted: May 13, 2002 me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Last updated: May 20, 2012 of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand things had become superfluous which, although they could not be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of receipt of the work. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking approach us with offers to donate. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Literary Archive Foundation have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever III Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit so that she might be able to get a better position later on. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a travelling salesmen. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and smiled. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. License. You must require such a user to return or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with continue being of help to him. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away without anything decisive happening, without even giving the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.F. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of travelling salesmen. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as dry-eyed at the table. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into II "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something my train leaves at five." terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword your equipment. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** below. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon last!". while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would beginning of this work. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 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 light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after at this thought. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation