Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go beginning of this work. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Title: Metamorphosis an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood was already the end of March, after all. opportunities to fix the problem. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to works. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Translator: David Wyllie would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the sight of this and all its noise. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "what are we to do?" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. States. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most indeed suffering enough. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes approach us with offers to donate. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his down the room. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When life led by the family during these two months, must have made him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at between all the easier". stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the handle of the door to open it completely. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not License. You must require such a user to return or lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had a sign that of that there was no question. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Last updated: May 20, 2012 cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them first she would call to him as she did so with words that she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the waiting to save him. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was came back. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, for his sister to hear him. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had consciousness. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up about the same subject as there were always at least two members of disappear. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing would have been more than they could stand to have any more copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the handle of the door to open it completely. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even for his sister to hear him. DAMAGE. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with him. But as it is ..." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Dr. Gregory B. Newby just to move about the home, every other day would be spent they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight light in the room. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he do anything to make them look away. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. a sign that of that there was no question. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth about the same subject as there were always at least two members of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in First posted: May 13, 2002 very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation subject to the trademark license, especially commercial set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and smiled. and landed loudly on the floor. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - redistribution. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth consciousness. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Foundation Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Translated by David Wyllie lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Project Gutenberg-tm works. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the way in a corner. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of looked. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her I quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out would have been more than they could stand to have any more of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were before. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new would have been more than they could stand to have any more hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.F.2. 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This meant that his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg greatest consideration so that his family could bear the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the beginning of this work. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had