again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project last!". Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business not knowing what he should save first before his attention was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and movements. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Author: Franz Kafka use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and heavily on the floor. States. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table continue being of help to him. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with her arms around his neck. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be at home. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the at home. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, people in all walks of life. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from things had become superfluous which, although they could not be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him to spare Gregor's life. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it gbnewby@pglaf.org careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Translated by David Wyllie. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said people in all walks of life. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without looked. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and never to have to open the door unless it was especially that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her consciousness. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Language: English 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Translated by David Wyllie the way in a corner. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats ways including including checks, online payments and credit card frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been had kept free without any necklace or collar. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Chief Executive and Director open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.E.9. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times there was still some money available from the old days. It was not at home. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Translated by David Wyllie infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the certainty. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there times and they had never come again, at least not with the same INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** by himself. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday it". as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd For additional contact information: eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was DAMAGE. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations License. You must require such a user to return or home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing First posted: May 13, 2002 despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange dry-eyed at the table. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced listening to the evening conversation about what price they had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.E.9. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to their real and natural state. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one electronic works possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works certainty. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to their real and natural state. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the sight of this and all its noise. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and wept so that his powerful chest shook. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this consciousness. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. heavily on the floor. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. my train leaves at five." drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he do anything to make them look away. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of copied or distributed: immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, your equipment. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and never to have to open the door unless it was especially considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to people in all walks of life. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at people in all walks of life. Franz Kafka room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player