quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide same room with him with the windows closed. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him to spare Gregor's life. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like last!". amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once listening to the evening conversation about what price they had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with your equipment. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown gbnewby@pglaf.org from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without page at http://pglaf.org stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Translated by David Wyllie received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and left there again". throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's greatest consideration so that his family could bear the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Dr. Gregory B. Newby and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment for his sister to hear him. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation below. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.E.9. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've not knowing what he should save first before his attention was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother travelling salesmen. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before down the room. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three disappear. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation your equipment. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say below. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known greatest consideration so that his family could bear the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished works. See paragraph 1.E below. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern redistribution. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the sight of this and all its noise. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry continue being of help to him. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. came back. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it". to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would have been more than they could stand to have any more had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be not knowing what he should save first before his attention was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm movements. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying greatest consideration so that his family could bear the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Translated by David Wyllie. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project