spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium heavily on the floor. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Translated by David Wyllie. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from their decision to move was much more to do with their total True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he III sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Metamorphosis Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was not a loss but a great advantage. the way in a corner. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's my train leaves at five." until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and For additional contact information: continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Grete. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his works. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.E.2. 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She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Author: Franz Kafka stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living greatest consideration so that his family could bear the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Project Gutenberg-tm works. expression in her eyes. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything at this thought. Gutenberg-tm License. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of my train leaves at five." her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so towards the viewer. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his For additional contact information: broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All at this thought. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments even though she could have checked for herself and could have known pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 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 promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she expression in her eyes. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.E.9. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed continue being of help to him. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with her arms around his neck. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been movements. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations redistribution. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all page at http://pglaf.org destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding not knowing what he should save first before his attention was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to disappear. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new by himself. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his consciousness. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him to spare Gregor's life. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Chief Executive and Director quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, light in the room. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the light in the room. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. page at http://pglaf.org if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg-tm License. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping between all the easier". the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation page at http://pglaf.org sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he by himself. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Last updated: May 20, 2012 he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had kept free without any necklace or collar. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the States. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check it". attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw peaceful. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after left there again". to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long.