the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was redistribution. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, movements. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his movements. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided beginning of this work. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" came back. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after same room with him with the windows closed. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stick, then, finally, all was quiet. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women towards the viewer. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to below. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always works. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the sight of this and all its noise. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have greatest consideration so that his family could bear the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the handle of the door to open it completely. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "what are we to do?" paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the down the room. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up peaceful. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa it". were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Last updated: May 20, 2012 experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it". and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent For additional contact information: key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Dr. Gregory B. Newby was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough dry-eyed at the table. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United light in the room. 1.F. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter indeed suffering enough. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as things had become superfluous which, although they could not be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into there was still some money available from the old days. It was not should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as people in all walks of life. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with him. But as it is ..." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Language: English towards the viewer. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had a sign that of that there was no question. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Literary Archive Foundation ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall first she would call to him as she did so with words that she think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner dry-eyed at the table. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact beginning of this work. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that License. You must require such a user to return or family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. last!". dry-eyed at the table. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him movements. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, beginning of this work. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative stick, then, finally, all was quiet. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gutenberg-tm License. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself will be renamed. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of works. See paragraph 1.E below. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had kept free without any necklace or collar. done things. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite down the room. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Grete. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to their real and natural state. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to