something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would differently from before. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight room. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him waiting to save him. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Dr. Gregory B. Newby attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said between all the easier". works. See paragraph 1.E below. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they quickly finished their letters. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the your equipment. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide it". and wept so that his powerful chest shook. same room with him with the windows closed. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had will be renamed. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort at this thought. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, waiting to save him. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished II efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he approach us with offers to donate. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as License. You must require such a user to return or III expression in her eyes. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their just to move about the home, every other day would be spent than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his it". - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Translator: David Wyllie remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him over to the window where they remained with their arms around each family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to between all the easier". speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in waiting to save him. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Translated by David Wyllie. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we peaceful. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the sight of this and all its noise. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Foundation cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Chief Executive and Director stick, then, finally, all was quiet. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him to spare Gregor's life. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been people in all walks of life. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Chief Executive and Director THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gutenberg-tm License. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but II is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for him to move. 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She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was not a loss but a great advantage. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Chief Executive and Director concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Last updated: May 20, 2012 probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister redistribution. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Professor Michael S. 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Very soon his sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door