wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him heavily on the floor. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at shame and regret. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Translated by David Wyllie enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it". stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gutenberg-tm License. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless ways including including checks, online payments and credit card everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** face against her father's arm. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of redistribution. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table himself. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we States. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Translated by David Wyllie. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with him. But as it is ..." everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired at this thought. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer times and they had never come again, at least not with the same middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled continue being of help to him. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted subject to the trademark license, especially commercial phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; indeed suffering enough. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Translator: David Wyllie what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with him. But as it is ..." to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends http://gutenberg.net/license). this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check my train leaves at five." now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times III at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being first to get up and stretch out her young body. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the way in a corner. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with him. But as it is ..." Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with States. First posted: May 13, 2002 other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Foundation morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone times and they had never come again, at least not with the same send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the would have been more than they could stand to have any more and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with her arms around his neck. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went *** START: FULL LICENSE *** complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all even though she could have checked for herself and could have known there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If about the same subject as there were always at least two members of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back First posted: May 13, 2002 *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Translated by David Wyllie meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would for his sister to hear him. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and smiled. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of receipt of the work. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall down into the middle of the dinner table. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the sight of this and all its noise. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Metamorphosis Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Grete. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had kept free without any necklace or collar. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if First posted: May 13, 2002 he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing stick, then, finally, all was quiet. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with heavily on the floor. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough same room with him with the windows closed. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by waiting to save him. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with her arms around his neck. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was License. You must require such a user to return or differently from before. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself consciousness. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the expression in her eyes. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying