but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to II again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it". at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and landed loudly on the floor. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with him. But as it is ..." lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old broad to get it all underneath. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they quickly finished their letters. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement below. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Literary Archive Foundation was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on broke into convulsive tears. 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This elderly widow, with a robust bone his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Dr. Gregory B. Newby with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish down the room. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn First posted: May 13, 2002 would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep too; you had to concede that it was possible. 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I had originally intended to say all this to you mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer left there again". owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all included with the permission of the copyright holder. 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See it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. 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But that although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was like a kind of attack. 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Now and then he stood up from the table and took amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had shame and regret. left there again". smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise impose on them. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his last!". That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Translated by David Wyllie. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Language: English shame and regret. him to spare Gregor's life. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it". editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Translator: David Wyllie humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the handle of the door to open it completely. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would have been more than they could stand to have any more door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep gbnewby@pglaf.org was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, your equipment. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came continue being of help to him. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" II At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he do anything to make them look away. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the way in a corner. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he do anything to make them look away. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground life led by the family during these two months, must have made him couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, works. See paragraph 1.E below. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly face against her father's arm. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With differently from before. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer First posted: May 13, 2002 sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the