beginning of this work. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I by himself. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was not a loss but a great advantage. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure between all the easier". "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Metamorphosis as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of down into the middle of the dinner table. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as *** START: FULL LICENSE *** unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the way in a corner. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the between all the easier". rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a looked. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would II expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the down into the middle of the dinner table. would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal First posted: May 13, 2002 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were peaceful. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the way in a corner. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Translator: David Wyllie 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Translated by David Wyllie. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.F. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Literary Archive Foundation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE electronic works He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good at home. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and smiled. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and never to have to open the door unless it was especially stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was already the end of March, after all. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the way in a corner. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. broad to get it all underneath. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was done things. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in differently from before. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments subject to the trademark license, especially commercial opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something certainty. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest http://www.gutenberg.net more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry down into the middle of the dinner table. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the my train leaves at five." some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Metamorphosis angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, I as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Franz Kafka he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. States. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to their real and natural state. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him expression in her eyes. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword would have been more than they could stand to have any more simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon for his sister to hear him. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and never to have to open the door unless it was especially friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to