joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between by himself. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there was still some money available from the old days. It was not works. See paragraph 1.E below. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "what are we to do?" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one status with the IRS. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls my train leaves at five." closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you at home. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the it". work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have subject to the trademark license, especially commercial calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had kept free without any necklace or collar. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, first to get up and stretch out her young body. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Grete. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself before. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had by himself. was not a loss but a great advantage. against the door and listening. will be renamed. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the way in a corner. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the against the door and listening. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the left there again". himself. Translated by David Wyllie. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her disappear. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your not knowing what he should save first before his attention was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the sight of this and all its noise. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to copied or distributed: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Project Gutenberg-tm works. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to came back. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "what are we to do?" considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project travelling salesmen. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or DAMAGE. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, room. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it". unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Translator: David Wyllie something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with him. But as it is ..." phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was already the end of March, after all. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and landed loudly on the floor. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be between all the easier". struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Last updated: May 20, 2012 thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, page at http://pglaf.org said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.E.9. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Last updated: May 20, 2012 time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg-tm License. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed electronic works ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check against the door and listening. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really I agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and