around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, left there again". slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net status with the IRS. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe last!". as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself without anything decisive happening, without even giving the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had down the room. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, States. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Franz Kafka "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious greatest consideration so that his family could bear the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Grete. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Author: Franz Kafka her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether impose on them. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous down the room. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Translator: David Wyllie of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in opportunities to fix the problem. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Author: Franz Kafka father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its indeed suffering enough. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! 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This his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a at home. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and landed loudly on the floor. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made towards the viewer. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is movements. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her travelling salesmen. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.F.6. 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Gregor went straight to hide straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael face against her father's arm. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it". do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the dry-eyed at the table. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and landed loudly on the floor. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of receipt of the work. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and smiled. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Chief Executive and Director 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Franz Kafka and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was already the end of March, after all. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Chief Executive and Director for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them below. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force electronic works to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear waiting to save him. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to their real and natural state. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work things had become superfluous which, although they could not be 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was not a loss but a great advantage. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really same room with him with the windows closed. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Title: Metamorphosis entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't heavily on the floor. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom it". back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking I electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood copied or distributed: achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty