assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they things had become superfluous which, although they could not be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property indeed suffering enough. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so without anything decisive happening, without even giving the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut indeed suffering enough. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Dr. Gregory B. Newby do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "what are we to do?" Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer copied or distributed: them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also disappear. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote looked. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any http://gutenberg.net/license). shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. before. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was already the end of March, after all. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and smiled. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he gbnewby@pglaf.org Dr. Gregory B. Newby we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms beginning of this work. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had kept free without any necklace or collar. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to down into the middle of the dinner table. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but first she would call to him as she did so with words that she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gutenberg-tm License. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; For additional contact information: copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Author: Franz Kafka stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the works. See paragraph 1.E below. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with her arms around his neck. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning approach us with offers to donate. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the http://gutenberg.net/license). ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly works. See paragraph 1.E below. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; impose on them. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his For additional contact information: increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go expression in her eyes. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be consciousness. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been room. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain there watching for a while. 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At first, Gregor instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His page at http://pglaf.org while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and smiled. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have refund. 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Once there, all three took their hats the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the would have been more than they could stand to have any more been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did indeed suffering enough. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Grete. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the it". same room with him with the windows closed. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would impose on them. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Title: Metamorphosis a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Franz Kafka it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his broad to get it all underneath. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really against the door and listening. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had dry-eyed at the table. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. a sign that of that there was no question. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven.