window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Grete. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not of receipt of the work. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every approach us with offers to donate. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Translator: David Wyllie Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to face against her father's arm. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Literary Archive Foundation great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Translated by David Wyllie spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular copied or distributed: them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in License. You must require such a user to return or First posted: May 13, 2002 This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say before. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear even though she could have checked for herself and could have known amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Project Gutenberg-tm works. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Chief Executive and Director little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed first to get up and stretch out her young body. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped face against her father's arm. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Foundation sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with him. But as it is ..." other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Dr. Gregory B. Newby it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Translated by David Wyllie and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Translator: David Wyllie soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.F. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt done things. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword came back. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "what are we to do?" Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at continue being of help to him. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with her arms around his neck. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked done things. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Author: Franz Kafka money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile status with the IRS. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being movements. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Language: English License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; without anything decisive happening, without even giving the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent slightly. In this way they went round the room several times in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and landed loudly on the floor. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value works. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were heavily on the floor. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him my train leaves at five." struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in copied or distributed: any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about I providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation even though she could have checked for herself and could have known though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the way in a corner. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Literary Archive Foundation and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on without anything decisive happening, without even giving the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - indeed suffering enough. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered