why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already For additional contact information: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would against the door and listening. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with her arms around his neck. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Literary Archive Foundation shame and regret. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. indeed suffering enough. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of a sign that of that there was no question. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day first she would call to him as she did so with words that she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite a sign that of that there was no question. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked travelling salesmen. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was already the end of March, after all. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and First posted: May 13, 2002 opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from gbnewby@pglaf.org able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he do anything to make them look away. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the way in a corner. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern down into the middle of the dinner table. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" differently from before. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could will be renamed. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution left there again". freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer works. See paragraph 1.E below. of receipt of the work. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should will be renamed. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can first she would call to him as she did so with words that she slightly. In this way they went round the room several times what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always room. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and landed loudly on the floor. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. below. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in certainty. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and opportunities to fix the problem. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.E.9. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the sight of this and all its noise. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the copied or distributed: below. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. movements. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him to spare Gregor's life. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At works. See paragraph 1.E below. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E. 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"That was the voice of an animal", said the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Literary Archive Foundation partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the sight of this and all its noise. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Franz Kafka behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back movements. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed certainty. Translator: David Wyllie had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him electronic works during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Metamorphosis back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying copied or distributed: ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of receipt of the work. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, travelling salesmen. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not people in all walks of life. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position works. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never before. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust shame and regret. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had impose on them. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; still just a child after all, and really might not have had an all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he do anything to make them look away. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE differently from before. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of receipt of the work. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered indeed suffering enough. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few a sign that of that there was no question. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Last updated: May 20, 2012 care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no before. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust.