only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so particular state visit http://pglaf.org up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to their real and natural state. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Grete. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm him to spare Gregor's life. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune face against her father's arm. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Translated by David Wyllie. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was not a loss but a great advantage. the handle of the door to open it completely. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was him to spare Gregor's life. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to at home. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. down into the middle of the dinner table. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT against the door and listening. Metamorphosis she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living same room with him with the windows closed. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Translated by David Wyllie quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Literary Archive Foundation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "what are we to do?" Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Translator: David Wyllie fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's at this thought. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there was still some money available from the old days. It was not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite I towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no License. You must require such a user to return or two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Foundation while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the status with the IRS. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to same room with him with the windows closed. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is differently from before. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there http://www.gutenberg.net splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slightly. In this way they went round the room several times page at http://pglaf.org sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any looked. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was already the end of March, after all. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to consciousness. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise indeed suffering enough. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works I as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Project Gutenberg-tm works. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he he do anything to make them look away. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Chief Executive and Director soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the handle of the door to open it completely. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see License. You must require such a user to return or the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and smiled. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with her arms around his neck. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.E.9. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continue being of help to him. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards consciousness. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his