enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck there was still some money available from the old days. It was not they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the redistribution. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other below. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while looked. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front about the same subject as there were always at least two members of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying License. You must require such a user to return or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in License. You must require such a user to return or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to movements. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to For additional contact information: They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there works. See paragraph 1.E below. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared first to get up and stretch out her young body. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Title: Metamorphosis joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Author: Franz Kafka just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was not a loss but a great advantage. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they quickly finished their letters. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to their real and natural state. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved your equipment. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used my train leaves at five." course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear came back. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white without anything decisive happening, without even giving the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different approach us with offers to donate. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of receipt of the work. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this DAMAGE. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations looked. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.F. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gutenberg-tm License. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down continue being of help to him. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. waiting to save him. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought indeed suffering enough. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another III father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel listening to the evening conversation about what price they had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about heavily on the floor. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Last updated: May 20, 2012 without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to I with her arms around his neck. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would have been more than they could stand to have any more company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring http://www.gutenberg.net efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his 1.E.9. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 1.F. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut against the door and listening. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; he do anything to make them look away. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you still just a child after all, and really might not have had an said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some differently from before. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off face against her father's arm. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And about the same subject as there were always at least two members of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "what are we to do?" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be works. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or redistribution. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most