not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move below. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any would have been more than they could stand to have any more like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Foundation was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of receipt of the work. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of For additional contact information: more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on indeed suffering enough. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and travelling salesmen. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention light in the room. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic http://www.gutenberg.net there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to their real and natural state. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load so that she might be able to get a better position later on. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he broad to get it all underneath. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel down into the middle of the dinner table. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "what are we to do?" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked at home. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gutenberg-tm License. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to differently from before. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards works. See paragraph 1.E below. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", left there again". on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 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 were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Project Gutenberg-tm works. for his sister to hear him. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women For additional contact information: bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing below. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched done things. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Title: Metamorphosis on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed approach us with offers to donate. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it was already the end of March, after all. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm License. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest slightly. In this way they went round the room several times experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was redistribution. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.F. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited from their decision to move was much more to do with their total stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project continue being of help to him. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never dry-eyed at the table. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Foundation and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the handle of the door to open it completely. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with her arms around his neck. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Translated by David Wyllie. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without himself. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method before. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light impose on them. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever For additional contact information: he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen left there again". mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in would have been more than they could stand to have any more sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with her arms around his neck. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely http://gutenberg.net/license). there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very waiting to save him. dry-eyed at the table. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Grete. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there about the same subject as there were always at least two members of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended greatest consideration so that his family could bear the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of heavily on the floor. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was http://www.gutenberg.net an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more was already the end of March, after all. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind.