To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation him to spare Gregor's life. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the page at http://pglaf.org entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just DAMAGE. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands impose on them. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say by himself. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not still just a child after all, and really might not have had an too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and smiled. they quickly finished their letters. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that same room with him with the windows closed. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. people in all walks of life. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm towards the viewer. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father at this thought. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Foundation If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately certainty. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent at this thought. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he broad to get it all underneath. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and never to have to open the door unless it was especially enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he do anything to make them look away. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay first she would call to him as she did so with words that she He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth opportunities to fix the problem. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Literary Archive Foundation Translated by David Wyllie this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was done things. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no gbnewby@pglaf.org hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to their real and natural state. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his he do anything to make them look away. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father down the room. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first disappear. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever not knowing what he should save first before his attention was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the handle of the door to open it completely. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with her arms around his neck. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with they quickly finished their letters. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Project Gutenberg-tm works. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many beginning of this work. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself left there again". interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be