And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by looked. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated gbnewby@pglaf.org look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all between all the easier". that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and room. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. same room with him with the windows closed. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As waiting to save him. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which came back. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.E.9. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally indeed suffering enough. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the came back. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was already the end of March, after all. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did listening to the evening conversation about what price they had peaceful. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk *** START: FULL LICENSE *** meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Metamorphosis fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even though she could have checked for herself and could have known such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Language: English remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against your equipment. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Foundation particular state visit http://pglaf.org and wept so that his powerful chest shook. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had III doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way first to get up and stretch out her young body. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, dry-eyed at the table. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of works. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of 1.F. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in beginning of this work. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite opportunities to fix the problem. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he against the door and listening. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the towards the viewer. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the sight of this and all its noise. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was not a loss but a great advantage. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time waiting to save him. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would same room with him with the windows closed. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Translator: David Wyllie No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the For additional contact information: walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E.9. beginning of this work. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat heavily on the floor. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music same room with him with the windows closed. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even himself. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and consciousness. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Grete. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "what are we to do?" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms opportunities to fix the problem. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", heavily on the floor. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees left there again". a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was already the end of March, after all. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered III choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Franz Kafka what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: status with the IRS. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his