was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide works. See paragraph 1.E below. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever against the door and listening. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any not knowing what he should save first before his attention was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Literary Archive Foundation straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other at this thought. had kept free without any necklace or collar. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Grete. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gutenberg-tm License. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family expression in her eyes. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it". from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty disappear. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and continue being of help to him. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know your equipment. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution redistribution. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project your equipment. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and people in all walks of life. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been waiting to save him. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a approach us with offers to donate. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few of receipt of the work. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees down into the middle of the dinner table. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the works. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. opportunities to fix the problem. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm against the door and listening. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a light in the room. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had kept free without any necklace or collar. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.9. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Translated by David Wyllie. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the my train leaves at five." Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his came back. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Translated by David Wyllie. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember http://gutenberg.net/license). to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would have been more than they could stand to have any more the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite III electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. impose on them. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was already the end of March, after all. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware slightly. In this way they went round the room several times grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.F. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to continue being of help to him. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When looked. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Metamorphosis When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could redistribution. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had kept free without any necklace or collar. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Literary Archive Foundation had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and towards the viewer. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Translated by David Wyllie. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact