at home. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his him to spare Gregor's life. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.9. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his by himself. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Author: Franz Kafka without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of receipt of the work. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net page at http://pglaf.org disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face waiting to save him. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced my train leaves at five." his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his between all the easier". it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Project Gutenberg-tm works. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to their real and natural state. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further electronic works ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but waiting to save him. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Translated by David Wyllie. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and never to have to open the door unless it was especially anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Literary Archive Foundation freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some listening to the evening conversation about what price they had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Chief Executive and Director strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and smiled. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Title: Metamorphosis the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known travelling salesmen. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. States. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that expression in her eyes. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the my train leaves at five." ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the I irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Author: Franz Kafka pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps same room with him with the windows closed. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister DAMAGE. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he do anything to make them look away. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of people in all walks of life. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Last updated: May 20, 2012 He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to their real and natural state. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. waiting to save him. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing light in the room. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat times and they had never come again, at least not with the same shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust down into the middle of the dinner table. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with him. But as it is ..." active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again works. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had will be renamed. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like III bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any against the door and listening. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty