this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax I and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Translator: David Wyllie to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for copied or distributed: They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side License. You must require such a user to return or understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than before. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was not a loss but a great advantage. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. heavily on the floor. first to get up and stretch out her young body. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite subject to the trademark license, especially commercial watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and landed loudly on the floor. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and smiled. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed just to move about the home, every other day would be spent a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Foundation set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that gbnewby@pglaf.org Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm movements. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Grete. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when between all the easier". hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes below. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned continue being of help to him. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once was not a loss but a great advantage. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself License. You must require such a user to return or thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Chief Executive and Director At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had page at http://pglaf.org everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to face against her father's arm. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; redistribution. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. had kept free without any necklace or collar. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the electronic works room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust I http://gutenberg.net/license). keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of receipt of the work. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had kept free without any necklace or collar. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room certainty. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword particular state visit http://pglaf.org now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising works. See paragraph 1.E below. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a approach us with offers to donate. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Translator: David Wyllie nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Last updated: May 20, 2012 entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white stick, then, finally, all was quiet. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Metamorphosis noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of differently from before. 1.E.9. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father people in all walks of life. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the down into the middle of the dinner table. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living States. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide