defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do consciousness. Grete. status with the IRS. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as him to spare Gregor's life. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.E.9. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gutenberg-tm License. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight so that she might be able to get a better position later on. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply redistribution. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest travelling salesmen. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. by himself. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at face against her father's arm. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he people in all walks of life. redistribution. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his status with the IRS. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and never to have to open the door unless it was especially his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was not a loss but a great advantage. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, room. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across there was still some money available from the old days. It was not hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Dr. Gregory B. Newby blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "what are we to do?" broad to get it all underneath. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Franz Kafka was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure so that she might be able to get a better position later on. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** First posted: May 13, 2002 soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Franz Kafka at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you page at http://pglaf.org And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Author: Franz Kafka experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, came back. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg-tm License. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he will be renamed. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no beginning of this work. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his 1.E.9. indeed suffering enough. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, left there again". any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, electronic works before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, my train leaves at five." a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort page at http://pglaf.org slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard my train leaves at five." pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 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 carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried dry-eyed at the table. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance