done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" travelling salesmen. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can at this thought. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with him. But as it is ..." He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm License. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true http://gutenberg.net/license). and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would have been more than they could stand to have any more that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm License. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the down into the middle of the dinner table. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was not a loss but a great advantage. Language: English first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth down into the middle of the dinner table. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was at home. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It approach us with offers to donate. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was peaceful. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself last!". Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite movements. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard so that she might be able to get a better position later on. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had waiting to save him. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Dr. Gregory B. Newby immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which they quickly finished their letters. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Metamorphosis service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still last!". recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Metamorphosis and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.F. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little looked. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Dr. Gregory B. Newby "what are we to do?" glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and landed loudly on the floor. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He people in all walks of life. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any redistribution. shame and regret. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are last!". the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with him. But as it is ..." in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.E.9. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little redistribution. was not a loss but a great advantage. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the handle of the door to open it completely. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final by himself. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from their decision to move was much more to do with their total although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Dr. Gregory B. Newby they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her