with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one First posted: May 13, 2002 because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as done things. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, copied or distributed: playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the consciousness. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and landed loudly on the floor. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished slightly. In this way they went round the room several times him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he I been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I at this thought. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Literary Archive Foundation sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to their real and natural state. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the States. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that http://gutenberg.net/license). ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Project Gutenberg-tm works. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing shame and regret. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. for his sister to hear him. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his at this thought. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was against the door and listening. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. 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The cleaner came in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but http://www.gutenberg.net look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to. 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Then he lay his head on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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Nothing would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Translator: David Wyllie It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after License. You must require such a user to return or almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the sight of this and all its noise. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood broad to get it all underneath. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Translator: David Wyllie PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out came back. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another it". a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never of receipt of the work. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 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 noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would differently from before. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the sight of this and all its noise. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 License. You must require such a user to return or splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had before. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the way in a corner. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, opportunities to fix the problem. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, done things. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Chief Executive and Director dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the sight of this and all its noise. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the your equipment. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister