the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you had kept free without any necklace or collar. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the dry-eyed at the table. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some first she would call to him as she did so with words that she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living would have been more than they could stand to have any more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right License. You must require such a user to return or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Franz Kafka curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Dr. Gregory B. Newby The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "what are we to do?" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the sight of this and all its noise. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of DAMAGE. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with dry-eyed at the table. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now III 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere redistribution. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and landed loudly on the floor. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Literary Archive Foundation the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that indeed suffering enough. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as peaceful. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after particular state visit http://pglaf.org unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the handle of the door to open it completely. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his movements. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "what are we to do?" he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and never to have to open the door unless it was especially 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Translated by David Wyllie to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down I had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not consciousness. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do approach us with offers to donate. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it times and they had never come again, at least not with the same before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping was already the end of March, after all. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned approach us with offers to donate. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the disappear. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and landed loudly on the floor. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, First posted: May 13, 2002 sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and your equipment. left there again". before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched disappear. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or came back. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, heavily on the floor. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Dr. Gregory B. Newby with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to first to get up and stretch out her young body. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance II too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in at this thought. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was already the end of March, after all. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it below. with him. But as it is ..." and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something greatest consideration so that his family could bear the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up times and they had never come again, at least not with the same time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had kept free without any necklace or collar. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard waiting to save him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away even though she could have checked for herself and could have known most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they works. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so