have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he below. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at certainty. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand came back. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into First posted: May 13, 2002 had kept free without any necklace or collar. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Project Gutenberg-tm works. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined listening to the evening conversation about what price they had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for his sister to hear him. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, they quickly finished their letters. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would waiting to save him. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and never to have to open the door unless it was especially providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Translated by David Wyllie. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister against the door and listening. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. at home. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the at home. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he do anything to make them look away. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project room. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and wept so that his powerful chest shook. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's so that she might be able to get a better position later on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and smiled. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all First posted: May 13, 2002 License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was before. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him for his sister to hear him. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we below. it". than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the License. You must require such a user to return or middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For first she would call to him as she did so with words that she number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. looked. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Metamorphosis understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they quickly finished their letters. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother States. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the way in a corner. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear impose on them. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with her arms around his neck. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest came back. Chief Executive and Director one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had II this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had broad to get it all underneath. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement done things. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto travelling salesmen. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.F. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like came back. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most continue being of help to him. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the sight of this and all its noise. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would redistribution. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier heavily on the floor. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: about the same subject as there were always at least two members of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as