a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "what are we to do?" before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that movements. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself even though she could have checked for herself and could have known left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that towards the viewer. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he do anything to make them look away. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had certainty. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if copied or distributed: changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Chief Executive and Director INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in same room with him with the windows closed. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes indeed suffering enough. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and travelling salesmen. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists works. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't dry-eyed at the table. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or just to move about the home, every other day would be spent afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated page at http://pglaf.org and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Author: Franz Kafka almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm License. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the sight of this and all its noise. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good waiting to save him. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Foundation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He http://gutenberg.net/license). that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to people in all walks of life. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Metamorphosis chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation DAMAGE. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried subject to the trademark license, especially commercial gbnewby@pglaf.org hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him to spare Gregor's life. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Dr. Gregory B. Newby not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly below. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when status with the IRS. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the handle of the door to open it completely. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried down into the middle of the dinner table. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, consciousness. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm expression in her eyes. will be renamed. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Grete. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With done things. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried him to spare Gregor's life. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "what are we to do?" more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation face against her father's arm. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she shame and regret. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. consciousness. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE of receipt of the work. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the towards the viewer. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Metamorphosis without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing