don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money broad to get it all underneath. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, looked. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Franz Kafka and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" down into the middle of the dinner table. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me heavily on the floor. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Foundation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white against the door and listening. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination by himself. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he do anything to make them look away. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Translated by David Wyllie. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Translator: David Wyllie great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the indeed suffering enough. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did just to move about the home, every other day would be spent room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands done things. for his sister to hear him. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table light in the room. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It works. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no movements. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would expression in her eyes. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most gbnewby@pglaf.org while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 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 shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. License. You must require such a user to return or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who at this thought. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 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 from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the at this thought. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would consciousness. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with her arms around his neck. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again works. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not life led by the family during these two months, must have made him chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Title: Metamorphosis his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.F. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was travelling salesmen. 1.F. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you before. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If travelling salesmen. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.F. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the handle of the door to open it completely. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always