hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Translated by David Wyllie backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could waiting to save him. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his came back. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object greatest consideration so that his family could bear the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where things had become superfluous which, although they could not be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, down the room. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would things had become superfluous which, although they could not be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to their real and natural state. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now status with the IRS. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. first to get up and stretch out her young body. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and works. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being at this thought. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the down into the middle of the dinner table. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he disappear. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen III exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.9. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Chief Executive and Director set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he do anything to make them look away. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, would have been more than they could stand to have any more *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm towards the viewer. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. my train leaves at five." License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say States. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door first to get up and stretch out her young body. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the certainty. and landed loudly on the floor. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, DAMAGE. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Metamorphosis wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing first to get up and stretch out her young body. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Author: Franz Kafka she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm works. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on from their decision to move was much more to do with their total For additional contact information: to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no beginning of this work. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, left there again". Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then disappear. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose shame and regret. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other they quickly finished their letters. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Franz Kafka he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised they quickly finished their letters. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with her arms around his neck. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was not a loss but a great advantage. http://www.gutenberg.net from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully between all the easier". how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she stick, then, finally, all was quiet. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly so that she might be able to get a better position later on. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had heavily on the floor. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then License. You must require such a user to return or of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important