although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and landed loudly on the floor. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who last!". was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when shame and regret. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Title: Metamorphosis lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between page at http://pglaf.org now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Franz Kafka off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of receipt of the work. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Foundation down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where http://gutenberg.net/license). permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Chief Executive and Director himself. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and wept so that his powerful chest shook. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any First posted: May 13, 2002 agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Chief Executive and Director little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as I the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Grete. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared First posted: May 13, 2002 must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his impose on them. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.9. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him broad to get it all underneath. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown works. See paragraph 1.E below. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Dr. Gregory B. Newby that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the way in a corner. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: peaceful. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the First posted: May 13, 2002 an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of people in all walks of life. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's works. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of receipt of the work. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and smiled. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and before. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they quickly finished their letters. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, I gbnewby@pglaf.org different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was broad to get it all underneath. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his indeed suffering enough. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, works. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and wept so that his powerful chest shook. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to their real and natural state. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be him to spare Gregor's life. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little particular state visit http://pglaf.org takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Foundation things had become superfluous which, although they could not be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Foundation strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.F. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him to spare Gregor's life. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All impose on them. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing works. See paragraph 1.E below. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor status with the IRS. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and at this thought. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the