the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in had kept free without any necklace or collar. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Translated by David Wyllie - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of http://gutenberg.net/license). quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of http://gutenberg.net/license). straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was already the end of March, after all. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed broad to get it all underneath. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current I have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good times and they had never come again, at least not with the same serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to their real and natural state. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down first to get up and stretch out her young body. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm II towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's waiting to save him. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep gbnewby@pglaf.org make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the way in a corner. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here still just a child after all, and really might not have had an respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be for his sister to hear him. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that certainty. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide differently from before. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Grete. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm License. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with down into the middle of the dinner table. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg-tm License. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not it". no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. looked. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." at this thought. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and landed loudly on the floor. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 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 the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would broad to get it all underneath. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. indeed suffering enough. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed at this thought. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or http://gutenberg.net/license). listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy for his sister to hear him. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing works. See paragraph 1.E below. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and down the room. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Franz Kafka the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God License. You must require such a user to return or Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about For additional contact information: family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough between all the easier". thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a