until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He for his sister to hear him. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time beginning of this work. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every of receipt of the work. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly waiting to save him. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt slightly. In this way they went round the room several times injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with him. But as it is ..." things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a sign that of that there was no question. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to impose on them. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by last!". had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Grete. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to redistribution. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in disappear. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious my train leaves at five." disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the by himself. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying against the door and listening. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote people in all walks of life. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from for his sister to hear him. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Dr. Gregory B. Newby to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 1.F. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and never to have to open the door unless it was especially illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were differently from before. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stick, then, finally, all was quiet. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Author: Franz Kafka this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, heavily on the floor. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly looked. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too http://gutenberg.net/license). most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest expression in her eyes. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm License. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying opportunities to fix the problem. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up even though she could have checked for herself and could have known been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards II mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the way in a corner. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever impose on them. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Literary Archive Foundation light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to their real and natural state. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery before. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Foundation the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was not a loss but a great advantage. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three dry-eyed at the table. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; disappear. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the sight of this and all its noise. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Dr. Gregory B. Newby destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing came back. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the sight of this and all its noise. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister at home. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back redistribution. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, construed as friendly. 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange would have been more than they could stand to have any more have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the