folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was not a loss but a great advantage. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at this thought. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Translated by David Wyllie outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Translated by David Wyllie. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gutenberg-tm License. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said opportunities to fix the problem. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there was still some money available from the old days. It was not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm disappear. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm License. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Metamorphosis She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to last!". True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Translated by David Wyllie. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was not a loss but a great advantage. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a done things. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you status with the IRS. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground so that she might be able to get a better position later on. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of gbnewby@pglaf.org his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps without anything decisive happening, without even giving the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about peaceful. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Foundation they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into below. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in himself. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the handle of the door to open it completely. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a sign that of that there was no question. by himself. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had kept free without any necklace or collar. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Translated by David Wyllie. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let shame and regret. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. your equipment. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make III his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living at home. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning towards the viewer. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the way in a corner. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was electronic works That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Translator: David Wyllie drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.E.9. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only so that she might be able to get a better position later on. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent looked. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, light in the room. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his for his sister to hear him. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their shame and regret. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Project Gutenberg-tm works. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his down the room. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to between all the easier". would have been more than they could stand to have any more to their real and natural state. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his first to get up and stretch out her young body. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Translator: David Wyllie able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the