http://gutenberg.net/license). it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide your equipment. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in travelling salesmen. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly States. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. continue being of help to him. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to left there again". as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "what are we to do?" done things. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at done things. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. down the room. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a sign that of that there was no question. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit not knowing what he should save first before his attention was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Foundation hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka left there again". the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and smiled. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way States. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they quickly finished their letters. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do consciousness. had kept free without any necklace or collar. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself I his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. 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His observant sister only needed to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Title: Metamorphosis would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the sight of this and all its noise. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in heavily on the floor. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware particular state visit http://pglaf.org electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his heavily on the floor. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Grete. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stick, then, finally, all was quiet. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Translated by David Wyllie. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be consciousness. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with him. But as it is ..." coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Grete. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made consciousness. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation down into the middle of the dinner table. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and landed loudly on the floor. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the handle of the door to open it completely. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they will be renamed. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Translated by David Wyllie. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was not a loss but a great advantage. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes greatest consideration so that his family could bear the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front came back. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a works. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than copied or distributed: completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further gbnewby@pglaf.org as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would have been more than they could stand to have any more catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even waiting to save him. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. License. You must require such a user to return or there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. peaceful. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net things had become superfluous which, although they could not be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to