future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely greatest consideration so that his family could bear the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have your equipment. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to I THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new between all the easier". Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he http://gutenberg.net/license). usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and smiled. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did light in the room. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and landed loudly on the floor. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if before. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple waiting to save him. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.F. works. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand over to the window where they remained with their arms around each still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one expression in her eyes. looked. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Literary Archive Foundation help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of gbnewby@pglaf.org hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed with him. But as it is ..." electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on waiting to save him. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut slightly. In this way they went round the room several times thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Last updated: May 20, 2012 down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes done things. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come they quickly finished their letters. shame and regret. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest left there again". lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in room. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of beginning of this work. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important came back. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.F. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final came back. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the For additional contact information: copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay particular state visit http://pglaf.org their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he room. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of receipt of the work. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it your equipment. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and smiled. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual peaceful. before. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been room. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and never to have to open the door unless it was especially looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply waiting to save him. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations he do anything to make them look away. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's copied or distributed: people in all walks of life. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Translator: David Wyllie why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Metamorphosis Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor gbnewby@pglaf.org fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and smiled. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card over to the window where they remained with their arms around each even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of receipt of the work. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "what are we to do?" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Grete. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the indeed suffering enough. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself