receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to License. You must require such a user to return or think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if had kept free without any necklace or collar. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did certainty. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE *** START: FULL LICENSE *** corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "what are we to do?" smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and wept so that his powerful chest shook. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was broad to get it all underneath. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so face against her father's arm. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all travelling salesmen. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends last!". at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was already the end of March, after all. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few looked. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the dry-eyed at the table. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Language: English kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew waiting to save him. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. at home. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 1.F. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor left there again". your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he do anything to make them look away. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the consciousness. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and movements. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to their real and natural state. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to first to get up and stretch out her young body. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared First posted: May 13, 2002 before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. shame and regret. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. particular state visit http://pglaf.org butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between III they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers For additional contact information: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the handle of the door to open it completely. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.3. 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Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the way in a corner. I one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head differently from before. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Dr. Gregory B. Newby normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you certainty. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he do anything to make them look away. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Translated by David Wyllie. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. II wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no broad to get it all underneath. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Foundation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now opportunities to fix the problem. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they quickly finished their letters. indeed suffering enough. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked first she would call to him as she did so with words that she suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay copied or distributed: become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and approach us with offers to donate. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the impose on them. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. broad to get it all underneath. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the works. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would