me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; status with the IRS. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to works. See paragraph 1.E below. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously dry-eyed at the table. looked. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the approach us with offers to donate. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new same room with him with the windows closed. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full between all the easier". of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be movements. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be came back. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each subject to the trademark license, especially commercial room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become III continue being of help to him. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and smiled. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.F. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Foundation front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his For additional contact information: example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project beginning of this work. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.9. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 without anything decisive happening, without even giving the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think between all the easier". the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and never to have to open the door unless it was especially better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to shame and regret. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then For additional contact information: round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Chief Executive and Director transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in expression in her eyes. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking by himself. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about heavily on the floor. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he they quickly finished their letters. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the continue being of help to him. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his opportunities to fix the problem. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all about the same subject as there were always at least two members of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out at home. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Literary Archive Foundation on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Foundation and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property same room with him with the windows closed. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with him. But as it is ..." that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was