International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." III Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Language: English "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to below. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Translated by David Wyllie. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out at home. left there again". calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself first to get up and stretch out her young body. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the II 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without indeed suffering enough. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the redistribution. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that your equipment. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stick, then, finally, all was quiet. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good done things. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he do anything to make them look away. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier peaceful. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was not a loss but a great advantage. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Foundation in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then with him. But as it is ..." cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself indeed suffering enough. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might copied or distributed: middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of receipt of the work. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Last updated: May 20, 2012 this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many listening to the evening conversation about what price they had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check *** START: FULL LICENSE *** cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the opportunities to fix the problem. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact done things. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of I 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we at home. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, gbnewby@pglaf.org in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method not knowing what he should save first before his attention was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.E.9. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living works. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH electronic works possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut travelling salesmen. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly greatest consideration so that his family could bear the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief times and they had never come again, at least not with the same with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Foundation Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slightly. In this way they went round the room several times been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples by himself. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he heavily on the floor. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the