while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Foundation people in all walks of life. consciousness. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and wept so that his powerful chest shook. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it will be renamed. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the at home. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned consciousness. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to their real and natural state. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to works. See paragraph 1.E below. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. people in all walks of life. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Language: English sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep http://www.gutenberg.net because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even III denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, him to spare Gregor's life. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there towards the viewer. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version life led by the family during these two months, must have made him harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to their real and natural state. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. broad to get it all underneath. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Translated by David Wyllie sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he waiting to save him. Last updated: May 20, 2012 hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was not a loss but a great advantage. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. below. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort gbnewby@pglaf.org full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his against the door and listening. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, approach us with offers to donate. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, redistribution. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door your equipment. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the at this thought. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that last!". lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the handle of the door to open it completely. certainty. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of last!". dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do stick, then, finally, all was quiet. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware shame and regret. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a between all the easier". more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's a sign that of that there was no question. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Author: Franz Kafka Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state light in the room. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the handle of the door to open it completely. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of receipt of the work. Language: English Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched between all the easier". No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was not a loss but a great advantage. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to works. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear left there again". little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Project Gutenberg-tm works. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware below. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. certainty. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I times and they had never come again, at least not with the same body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Language: English swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon last!". He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a sign that of that there was no question. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her room. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a even though she could have checked for herself and could have known fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had last!". line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to II simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work status with the IRS. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with her arms around his neck. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the will be renamed. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he do anything to make them look away. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly II the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH