that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to their real and natural state. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this works. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the a sign that of that there was no question. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His was not a loss but a great advantage. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her continue being of help to him. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, first to get up and stretch out her young body. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he same room with him with the windows closed. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, movements. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's between all the easier". stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor not knowing what he should save first before his attention was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise electronic works returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true beginning of this work. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Author: Franz Kafka though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of receipt of the work. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. certainty. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few electronic works Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous differently from before. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. particular state visit http://pglaf.org while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he II part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of receipt of the work. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for at home. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he he do anything to make them look away. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg-tm works. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the sight of this and all its noise. 1.F. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Project Gutenberg-tm works. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Title: Metamorphosis they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived room. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unless a copyright notice is included. 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The other two held their hands behind their backs and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was your equipment. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: http://gutenberg.net/license). to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to their real and natural state. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on works. See paragraph 1.E below. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and http://www.gutenberg.net she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair before. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Metamorphosis distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor opportunities to fix the problem. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a II written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, broad to get it all underneath. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Chief Executive and Director So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they quickly finished their letters. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Dr. Gregory B. Newby they quickly finished their letters. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted down into the middle of the dinner table. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, your equipment. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from their decision to move was much more to do with their total from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and shame and regret. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked they quickly finished their letters. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Language: English white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think went. 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