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Sometimes he would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him dry-eyed at the table. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune dry-eyed at the table. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Foundation remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together disappear. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never certainty. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with him. But as it is ..." her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her would have been more than they could stand to have any more broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with her arms around his neck. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel For additional contact information: convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose at this thought. 1.E.9. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages times and they had never come again, at least not with the same almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in III she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Language: English they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Metamorphosis them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Language: English cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Language: English such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden works. See paragraph 1.E below. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father gbnewby@pglaf.org doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about your equipment. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, peaceful. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the people in all walks of life. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and last!". whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with her arms around his neck. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that http://www.gutenberg.net to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Title: Metamorphosis out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain for his sister to hear him. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just copied or distributed: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, between all the easier". they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became continue being of help to him. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded life led by the family during these two months, must have made him been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Foundation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Metamorphosis was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shame and regret. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Translator: David Wyllie Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Foundation way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As II that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that impose on them. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father light in the room. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again status with the IRS. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been your equipment. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://gutenberg.net/license). slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise before. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father came back. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his http://gutenberg.net/license). down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, at this thought. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it