down into the middle of the dinner table. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you came back. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's opportunities to fix the problem. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Last updated: May 20, 2012 rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight him to spare Gregor's life. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview at this thought. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn down into the middle of the dinner table. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him to spare Gregor's life. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Metamorphosis the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal indeed suffering enough. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they quickly finished their letters. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth last!". Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very last!". amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or works. See paragraph 1.E below. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself continue being of help to him. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Foundation that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. a sign that of that there was no question. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Franz Kafka carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and copied or distributed: present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's him to spare Gregor's life. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it". as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that III going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg-tm License. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or face against her father's arm. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER him to spare Gregor's life. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again travelling salesmen. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of last!". that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music at home. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was dry-eyed at the table. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared certainty. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for consciousness. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. continue being of help to him. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Project Gutenberg-tm works. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him by himself. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to dry-eyed at the table. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only For additional contact information: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, movements. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the handle of the door to open it completely. to their real and natural state. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and broad to get it all underneath. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "what are we to do?" Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to at home. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something works. See paragraph 1.E below. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest First posted: May 13, 2002 while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he do anything to make them look away. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of impose on them. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence page at http://pglaf.org Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and indeed suffering enough. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly