bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Franz Kafka something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found last!". It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.F. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very http://gutenberg.net/license). but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become your equipment. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the handle of the door to open it completely. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. down into the middle of the dinner table. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest between all the easier". no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. at home. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the beginning of this work. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and smiled. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Translated by David Wyllie. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him copied or distributed: the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations done things. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, below. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were without anything decisive happening, without even giving the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried at this thought. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Chief Executive and Director States. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he do anything to make them look away. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load was not a loss but a great advantage. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound there was still some money available from the old days. It was not this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of receipt of the work. gbnewby@pglaf.org his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one at this thought. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and For additional contact information: key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of receipt of the work. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just to move about the home, every other day would be spent instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the shame and regret. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Metamorphosis down the room. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk beginning of this work. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the sight of this and all its noise. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and copied or distributed: darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think times and they had never come again, at least not with the same The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Translator: David Wyllie other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating done things. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would electronic works up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Literary Archive Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally beginning of this work. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Language: English more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to their real and natural state. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the way in a corner. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an