unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise License. You must require such a user to return or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief page at http://pglaf.org PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made just to move about the home, every other day would be spent cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with heavily on the floor. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it continue being of help to him. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; first to get up and stretch out her young body. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, shame and regret. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in heavily on the floor. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did expression in her eyes. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the waiting to save him. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud expression in her eyes. for his sister to hear him. DAMAGE. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his travelling salesmen. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the License. You must require such a user to return or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and never to have to open the door unless it was especially visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak http://www.gutenberg.net greatest consideration so that his family could bear the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was States. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Language: English have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared dry-eyed at the table. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and movements. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we it". people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by expression in her eyes. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I redistribution. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his broad to get it all underneath. below. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round indeed suffering enough. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were over to the window where they remained with their arms around each immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then for his sister to hear him. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen waiting to save him. Metamorphosis money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Translated by David Wyllie because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise for his sister to hear him. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the people in all walks of life. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor particular state visit http://pglaf.org called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it". planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched same room with him with the windows closed. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Title: Metamorphosis forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they quickly finished their letters. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked movements. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to their real and natural state. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood slightly. In this way they went round the room several times what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and wept so that his powerful chest shook. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. before. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while against the door and listening. travelling salesmen. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room still just a child after all, and really might not have had an she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood for his sister to hear him. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and