question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to copied or distributed: Translated by David Wyllie his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Translated by David Wyllie upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their below. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I first she would call to him as she did so with words that she until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of License. You must require such a user to return or still just a child after all, and really might not have had an have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my at home. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps life led by the family during these two months, must have made him room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Language: English had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to first to get up and stretch out her young body. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and your equipment. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After For additional contact information: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Translator: David Wyllie playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand 1.E.9. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. against the door and listening. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and smiled. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or page at http://pglaf.org DAMAGE. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and landed loudly on the floor. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. same room with him with the windows closed. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and landed loudly on the floor. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular life led by the family during these two months, must have made him License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework movements. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa light in the room. with him. But as it is ..." away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was II flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd below. was already the end of March, after all. http://www.gutenberg.net and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as down the room. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family continue being of help to him. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and at home. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at will be renamed. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone gbnewby@pglaf.org how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and wept so that his powerful chest shook. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that beginning of this work. disappear. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his came back. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down status with the IRS. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ways including including checks, online payments and credit card form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good against the door and listening. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination your equipment. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. For additional contact information: to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he down the room. indeed suffering enough. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might certainty. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood a sign that of that there was no question. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from differently from before. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could travelling salesmen. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Translated by David Wyllie father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the page at http://pglaf.org chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, done things. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself,