re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some came back. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "what are we to do?" as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of peaceful. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "what are we to do?" ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. a sign that of that there was no question. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at done things. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with against the door and listening. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a particular state visit http://pglaf.org first to get up and stretch out her young body. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break dry-eyed at the table. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. waiting to save him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the sight of this and all its noise. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He electronic works Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to their real and natural state. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite heavily on the floor. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with her arms around his neck. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever ways including including checks, online payments and credit card while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had done things. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say particular state visit http://pglaf.org considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there down into the middle of the dinner table. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "what are we to do?" including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, disappear. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm works. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no at this thought. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a dry-eyed at the table. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Chief Executive and Director lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and redistribution. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was differently from before. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Translator: David Wyllie seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Language: English respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to waiting to save him. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so For additional contact information: unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.A. 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His room, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of waiting to save him. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied DAMAGE. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they your equipment. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with him. But as it is ..." earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and landed loudly on the floor. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. continue being of help to him. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand movements. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to enter the room but thought better of it. 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Copyright laws in most countries are in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the room. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned II my train leaves at five." But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he do anything to make them look away. indeed suffering enough. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at page at http://pglaf.org door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact first she would call to him as she did so with words that she carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to their real and natural state. redistribution. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough DAMAGE. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sister have to go and earn money? 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Nearly all the individual works in the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying continue being of help to him. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen disappear. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Translated by David Wyllie. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you your equipment. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the