compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without left there again". we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him stick, then, finally, all was quiet. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself your equipment. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Language: English while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. down the room. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work so that she might be able to get a better position later on. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and landed loudly on the floor. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the disappear. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even certainty. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this continue being of help to him. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with him. But as it is ..." street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a towards the viewer. Metamorphosis appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found slightly. In this way they went round the room several times trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Dr. Gregory B. Newby the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to their real and natural state. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Title: Metamorphosis himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth movements. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer people in all walks of life. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Translated by David Wyllie hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their below. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it First posted: May 13, 2002 without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go over to the window where they remained with their arms around each gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never same room with him with the windows closed. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right electronic works spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be page at http://pglaf.org people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but your equipment. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went left there again". He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right subject to the trademark license, especially commercial door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Metamorphosis page at http://pglaf.org was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he do anything to make them look away. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Title: Metamorphosis business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon for his sister to hear him. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it". instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Last updated: May 20, 2012 adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is