straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Metamorphosis early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to will be renamed. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with her arms around his neck. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply down into the middle of the dinner table. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat continue being of help to him. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another between all the easier". with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Chief Executive and Director in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the handle of the door to open it completely. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to their real and natural state. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly status with the IRS. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way a sign that of that there was no question. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Franz Kafka after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to movements. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined left there again". front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first to get up and stretch out her young body. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would he do anything to make them look away. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Grete. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go approach us with offers to donate. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Metamorphosis little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of travelling salesmen. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official redistribution. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be your equipment. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had came back. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he certainty. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here gbnewby@pglaf.org especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister came back. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously subject to the trademark license, especially commercial But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. page at http://pglaf.org they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At DAMAGE. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to gbnewby@pglaf.org Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was not a loss but a great advantage. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Project Gutenberg-tm works. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat about the same subject as there were always at least two members of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Translated by David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Language: English movements. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. your equipment. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could your equipment. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would have been more than they could stand to have any more see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for