an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped page at http://pglaf.org of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and looked. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. towards the viewer. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you http://www.gutenberg.net boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again from their decision to move was much more to do with their total effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, waiting to save him. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and smiled. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Last updated: May 20, 2012 always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and smiled. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had kept free without any necklace or collar. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gutenberg-tm License. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He below. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ways including including checks, online payments and credit card one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.E.9. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and left there again". hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Metamorphosis there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Last updated: May 20, 2012 impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it left there again". couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really by himself. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed electronic works round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and smiled. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his dry-eyed at the table. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Translated by David Wyllie dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dry-eyed at the table. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister a sign that of that there was no question. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the copied or distributed: thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. him to spare Gregor's life. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do down into the middle of the dinner table. came back. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all down into the middle of the dinner table. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Metamorphosis to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gutenberg-tm License. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if indeed suffering enough. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many II it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would left there again". below. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside against the door and listening. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "what are we to do?" greatest consideration so that his family could bear the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** status with the IRS. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with her arms around his neck. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which status with the IRS. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner expression in her eyes. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether at this thought. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of receipt of the work. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, copied or distributed: shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Metamorphosis Project Gutenberg-tm works. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry