outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. your equipment. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.F. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Title: Metamorphosis finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest times and they had never come again, at least not with the same our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. at this thought. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had came back. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. my train leaves at five." a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own greatest consideration so that his family could bear the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. redistribution. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Translated by David Wyllie. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, your equipment. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every towards the viewer. face against her father's arm. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards room. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Chief Executive and Director him to spare Gregor's life. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals redistribution. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Translator: David Wyllie his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than travelling salesmen. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and for his sister to hear him. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Chief Executive and Director doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so subject to the trademark license, especially commercial called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player that one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto travelling salesmen. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a movements. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he do anything to make them look away. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and electronic works it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say redistribution. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Chief Executive and Director tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there so that she might be able to get a better position later on. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now consciousness. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Translator: David Wyllie word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Translator: David Wyllie travelling salesmen. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the way in a corner. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to peaceful. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of between all the easier". Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright slightly. In this way they went round the room several times efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother will be renamed. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total before. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of For additional contact information: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up status with the IRS. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles heavily on the floor. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day waiting to save him. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. works. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she came back. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the status with the IRS. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in below. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Metamorphosis Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without greatest consideration so that his family could bear the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg-tm License. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without towards the viewer. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got electronic works how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by face against her father's arm. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when