First posted: May 13, 2002 Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him impose on them. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he electronic works on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the way in a corner. your equipment. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of works. See paragraph 1.E below. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived below. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and looked. by himself. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was gbnewby@pglaf.org Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a last!". received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Title: Metamorphosis household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was not a loss but a great advantage. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried my train leaves at five." but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there was still some money available from the old days. It was not representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 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 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let certainty. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the sight of this and all its noise. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Translated by David Wyllie they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further License. You must require such a user to return or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to License. You must require such a user to return or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness certainty. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange done things. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his differently from before. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. broad to get it all underneath. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his came back. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would II life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he for his sister to hear him. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have at this thought. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to down into the middle of the dinner table. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand States. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Franz Kafka works. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder for his sister to hear him. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Project Gutenberg-tm works. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for opportunities to fix the problem. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.E.9. consciousness. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and landed loudly on the floor. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the differently from before. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was down into the middle of the dinner table. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and wept so that his powerful chest shook. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited at this thought. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living had kept free without any necklace or collar. to their real and natural state. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to broad to get it all underneath. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined dry-eyed at the table. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of receipt of the work. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could