posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Language: English hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good light in the room. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka III there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking down the room. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Title: Metamorphosis company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but impose on them. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had room. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gutenberg-tm License. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - things had become superfluous which, although they could not be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between ways including including checks, online payments and credit card as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg-tm License. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was him to spare Gregor's life. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and impose on them. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a your equipment. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Translated by David Wyllie. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. impose on them. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his same room with him with the windows closed. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his impose on them. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was not a loss but a great advantage. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to status with the IRS. light in the room. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. against the door and listening. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything face against her father's arm. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once left there again". there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, States. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor continue being of help to him. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as travelling salesmen. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not travelling salesmen. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted things had become superfluous which, although they could not be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this greatest consideration so that his family could bear the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so disappear. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Title: Metamorphosis through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an stick, then, finally, all was quiet. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust slightly. In this way they went round the room several times watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When about the same subject as there were always at least two members of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw page at http://pglaf.org own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it.