teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth http://gutenberg.net/license). time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Translated by David Wyllie. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the towards the viewer. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to their real and natural state. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." consciousness. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say done things. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.F.2. 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The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the handle of the door to open it completely. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his light in the room. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Metamorphosis travelling salesmen. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. License. You must require such a user to return or TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was not a loss but a great advantage. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the at this thought. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for down the room. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the works. See paragraph 1.E below. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself II and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Translated by David Wyllie. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging looked. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly works. status with the IRS. movements. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than my train leaves at five." as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Translator: David Wyllie vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went http://gutenberg.net/license). were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Project Gutenberg-tm works. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project form. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where subject to the trademark license, especially commercial seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go page at http://pglaf.org a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange beginning of this work. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly opportunities to fix the problem. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the peaceful. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His For additional contact information: eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of works. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the consciousness. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of consciousness. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by room. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time at this thought. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good status with the IRS. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! your equipment. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Metamorphosis had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was at this thought. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of receipt of the work. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that for his sister to hear him. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister against the door and listening. Title: Metamorphosis how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Translated by David Wyllie Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing