amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Translator: David Wyllie business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with by himself. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in before. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across your equipment. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed impose on them. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the shame and regret. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was already the end of March, after all. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to their real and natural state. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Foundation milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived people in all walks of life. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still for his sister to hear him. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming without anything decisive happening, without even giving the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and landed loudly on the floor. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite will be renamed. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to First posted: May 13, 2002 pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Chief Executive and Director room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any a sign that of that there was no question. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough impose on them. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding times and they had never come again, at least not with the same he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Dr. Gregory B. Newby notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of for his sister to hear him. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with him. But as it is ..." that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. page at http://pglaf.org against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total For additional contact information: the handle of the door to open it completely. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to their real and natural state. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and page at http://pglaf.org "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Literary Archive Foundation with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.E.9. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the DAMAGE. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a impose on them. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she travelling salesmen. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free life led by the family during these two months, must have made him as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of receipt of the work. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of first to get up and stretch out her young body. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and smiled. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends will be renamed. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will III was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced left there again". and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the before. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are him to spare Gregor's life. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their beginning of this work. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister,