something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" first to get up and stretch out her young body. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for people in all walks of life. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Language: English morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever by himself. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread first she would call to him as she did so with words that she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it". way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Franz Kafka unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. page at http://pglaf.org I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate waiting to save him. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day face against her father's arm. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always electronic works little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a sign that of that there was no question. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Metamorphosis good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner works. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough States. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an even though she could have checked for herself and could have known hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other waiting to save him. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included indeed suffering enough. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Metamorphosis open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping beginning of this work. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own movements. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I States. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and smiled. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Translated by David Wyllie complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, dry-eyed at the table. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even waiting to save him. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body people in all walks of life. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it". stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt things had become superfluous which, although they could not be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And by himself. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg-tm License. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Foundation interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked light in the room. was not a loss but a great advantage. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally First posted: May 13, 2002 it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange I somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her last!". him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her at home. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was http://gutenberg.net/license). violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the way in a corner. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Foundation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing shame and regret. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced times and they had never come again, at least not with the same useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile certainty. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Metamorphosis that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.F. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise http://www.gutenberg.net parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the waiting to save him. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be consciousness. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the