used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way electronic works times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each there was still some money available from the old days. It was not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. waiting to save him. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can gbnewby@pglaf.org the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Translated by David Wyllie. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: your equipment. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of gbnewby@pglaf.org suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Chief Executive and Director eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself opportunities to fix the problem. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Translated by David Wyllie again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but expression in her eyes. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with him. But as it is ..." notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the handle of the door to open it completely. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move from their decision to move was much more to do with their total vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that came back. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "what are we to do?" control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with her arms around his neck. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used life led by the family during these two months, must have made him indeed suffering enough. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE consciousness. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me consciousness. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of First posted: May 13, 2002 he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Literary Archive Foundation dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and smiled. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the sight of this and all its noise. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring States. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gutenberg-tm License. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with her arms around his neck. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too I him to spare Gregor's life. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the handle of the door to open it completely. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many consciousness. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was not a loss but a great advantage. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it". sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay impose on them. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of people in all walks of life. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was broad to get it all underneath. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any certainty. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and landed loudly on the floor. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He him to spare Gregor's life. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his will be renamed. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply