distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could page at http://pglaf.org room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gutenberg-tm License. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one First posted: May 13, 2002 works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was impose on them. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which against the door and listening. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself certainty. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change he do anything to make them look away. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was same room with him with the windows closed. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and wept so that his powerful chest shook. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little light in the room. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings still just a child after all, and really might not have had an things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka will be renamed. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement differently from before. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to their real and natural state. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn him to spare Gregor's life. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the a sign that of that there was no question. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had kept free without any necklace or collar. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a works. See paragraph 1.E below. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms waiting to save him. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with him. But as it is ..." while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when listening to the evening conversation about what price they had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced License. You must require such a user to return or thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with him. But as it is ..." you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.F. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not before. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and II down the room. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's your equipment. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned III between all the easier". at this thought. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the way in a corner. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was already the end of March, after all. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had kept free without any necklace or collar. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought same room with him with the windows closed. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he works. indeed suffering enough. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Translator: David Wyllie After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have at this thought. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Foundation been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was I eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do down the room. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and smiled. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Translated by David Wyllie. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I copied or distributed: was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - differently from before. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was waiting to save him. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Chief Executive and Director Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "what are we to do?" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it page at http://pglaf.org like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her down into the middle of the dinner table. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you just to move about the home, every other day would be spent what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up