one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the my train leaves at five." quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the of receipt of the work. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into dry-eyed at the table. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Metamorphosis 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite I wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she down into the middle of the dinner table. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away License. You must require such a user to return or Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised before. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had below. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Literary Archive Foundation received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking just to move about the home, every other day would be spent towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by subject to the trademark license, especially commercial playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms looked. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "what are we to do?" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round will be renamed. Language: English She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be light in the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with her arms around his neck. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new down into the middle of the dinner table. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had kept free without any necklace or collar. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be peaceful. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Translated by David Wyllie. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Translated by David Wyllie. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many done things. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or electronic works legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you works. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It down into the middle of the dinner table. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it approach us with offers to donate. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found your equipment. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, left there again". was already the end of March, after all. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Last updated: May 20, 2012 his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening works. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation differently from before. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, last!". which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the DAMAGE. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister redistribution. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once by himself. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent works. See paragraph 1.E below. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the dry-eyed at the table. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than dry-eyed at the table. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he do anything to make them look away. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Language: English distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of peaceful. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and waiting to save him. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Grete. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still,