while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but your equipment. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it". unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with her arms around his neck. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak redistribution. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. gbnewby@pglaf.org Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** by himself. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched status with the IRS. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face status with the IRS. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few so that she might be able to get a better position later on. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him things had become superfluous which, although they could not be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "what are we to do?" work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any peaceful. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I for his sister to hear him. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was not a loss but a great advantage. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it". terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he against the door and listening. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was against the door and listening. I been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Chief Executive and Director amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that came back. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Author: Franz Kafka think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned before. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the room. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to their real and natural state. first to get up and stretch out her young body. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.F. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this ways including including checks, online payments and credit card as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with him. But as it is ..." swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in my train leaves at five." bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand broad to get it all underneath. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three had kept free without any necklace or collar. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew slightly. In this way they went round the room several times SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.E.9. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a I Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for first to get up and stretch out her young body. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Title: Metamorphosis her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards redistribution. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the handle of the door to open it completely. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at home. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt first she would call to him as she did so with words that she But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project towards the viewer. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go http://gutenberg.net/license). home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly listening to the evening conversation about what price they had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the peaceful. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not even though she could have checked for herself and could have known while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for his sister to hear him. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him works. See paragraph 1.E below. of receipt of the work. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I last!". earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Literary Archive Foundation bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. left there again". back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could II "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "what are we to do?" though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was already the end of March, after all. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the