way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little redistribution. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it". strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was certainty. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I disappear. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true waiting to save him. before. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was already the end of March, after all. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview works. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still For additional contact information: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stick, then, finally, all was quiet. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. for his sister to hear him. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the sight of this and all its noise. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate about the same subject as there were always at least two members of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Translated by David Wyllie. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the For additional contact information: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in status with the IRS. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks greatest consideration so that his family could bear the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the your equipment. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if still just a child after all, and really might not have had an a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Project Gutenberg-tm works. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned light in the room. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was don't make my parents suffer! 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Chief Executive and Director some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gutenberg-tm License. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gutenberg-tm License. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the are removed. 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one before. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. DAMAGE. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just greatest consideration so that his family could bear the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Translated by David Wyllie. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden movements. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not dry-eyed at the table. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it". door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to their real and natural state. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to light in the room. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even subject to the trademark license, especially commercial key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of receipt of the work. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Title: Metamorphosis freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Dr. Gregory B. Newby a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him was not a loss but a great advantage. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again against the door and listening. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project redistribution. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and page at http://pglaf.org morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 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 receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro DAMAGE. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father *** START: FULL LICENSE *** recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when redistribution. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any cope for himself? 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These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would have been more than they could stand to have any more useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa expression in her eyes. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face first she would call to him as she did so with words that she windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Grete. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sheet where it was. 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But then, each from his own completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm License. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off dry-eyed at the table. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, differently from before. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Last updated: May 20, 2012 room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend understand everything the first time. 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