Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of receipt of the work. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When shame and regret. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known beginning of this work. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel still just a child after all, and really might not have had an could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. opportunities to fix the problem. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 1.E.9. that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving against the door and listening. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Grete. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Language: English mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gbnewby@pglaf.org set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a sign that of that there was no question. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His my train leaves at five." This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down the room. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to their real and natural state. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but people in all walks of life. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with done things. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and redistribution. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in him to spare Gregor's life. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies II one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Foundation and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Translated by David Wyllie ways including including checks, online payments and credit card respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.F. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his License. You must require such a user to return or Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Revenue Service. 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Now they Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with her arms around his neck. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space III Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.F. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, beg of you." 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Then he lay his head on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn opportunities to fix the problem. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would have been more than they could stand to have any more distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to their real and natural state. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Project Gutenberg-tm works. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work continue being of help to him. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure