be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour towards the viewer. that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without he do anything to make them look away. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved I understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, movements. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and landed loudly on the floor. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Chief Executive and Director So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gutenberg-tm License. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic movements. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was shame and regret. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, at this thought. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back had kept free without any necklace or collar. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by status with the IRS. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. first to get up and stretch out her young body. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back approach us with offers to donate. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner approach us with offers to donate. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his impose on them. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one done things. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might for his sister to hear him. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous http://www.gutenberg.net But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall impose on them. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when your equipment. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Language: English of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand people in all walks of life. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movements. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there was still some money available from the old days. It was not her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms works. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Last updated: May 20, 2012 been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time beginning of this work. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the http://www.gutenberg.net they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following http://www.gutenberg.net been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Chief Executive and Director Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Language: English office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his it". conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the sight of this and all its noise. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to himself. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to had kept free without any necklace or collar. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that License. You must require such a user to return or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Franz Kafka "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so travelling salesmen. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest light in the room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his