At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he do anything to make them look away. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should by himself. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation same room with him with the windows closed. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of http://gutenberg.net/license). his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter towards the viewer. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Dr. Gregory B. Newby furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. at home. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the handle of the door to open it completely. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on still just a child after all, and really might not have had an body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest done things. for his sister to hear him. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of at this thought. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; done things. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and smiled. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** First posted: May 13, 2002 or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm subject to the trademark license, especially commercial chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could shame and regret. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.E.9. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without anything decisive happening, without even giving the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly they quickly finished their letters. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie works. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple shame and regret. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping particular state visit http://pglaf.org their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and ground. 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She still bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father III Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Last updated: May 20, 2012 only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Translated by David Wyllie. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Author: Franz Kafka ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up before. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both I it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Title: Metamorphosis when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but particular state visit http://pglaf.org him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 1.E. 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The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand differently from before. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stick, then, finally, all was quiet. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E.9. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the sight of this and all its noise. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the heavily on the floor. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out looked. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was not a loss but a great advantage. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was consciousness. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.A. 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