heavily on the floor. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Translator: David Wyllie Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they travelling salesmen. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, disappear. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gutenberg-tm License. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to came back. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Language: English one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from their decision to move was much more to do with their total a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked things had become superfluous which, although they could not be exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide by himself. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped just to move about the home, every other day would be spent opportunities to fix the problem. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "what are we to do?" coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there was still some money available from the old days. It was not behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he do anything to make them look away. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the disappear. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother your equipment. Chief Executive and Director When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her approach us with offers to donate. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 works. See paragraph 1.E below. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely beginning of this work. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Translated by David Wyllie from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with him. But as it is ..." the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed expression in her eyes. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she between all the easier". 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gutenberg-tm License. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment gbnewby@pglaf.org all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" impose on them. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it room. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I http://gutenberg.net/license). easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth against the door and listening. Translated by David Wyllie. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and For additional contact information: Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and never to have to open the door unless it was especially If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff down into the middle of the dinner table. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had kept free without any necklace or collar. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with her arms around his neck. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like from their decision to move was much more to do with their total hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had people in all walks of life. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with heavily on the floor. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was already the end of March, after all. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear impose on them. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully movements. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money