mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were works. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than impose on them. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him For additional contact information: slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite works. See paragraph 1.E below. disappear. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever status with the IRS. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Dr. Gregory B. Newby situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Translated by David Wyllie was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Title: Metamorphosis all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not himself. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and consciousness. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand it". He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 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 coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the way in a corner. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be redistribution. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.E.9. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. broad to get it all underneath. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother last!". Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the way in a corner. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - people in all walks of life. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Grete. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite times and they had never come again, at least not with the same you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Dr. Gregory B. Newby located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no my train leaves at five." better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by not knowing what he should save first before his attention was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as not knowing what he should save first before his attention was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they quickly finished their letters. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could first she would call to him as she did so with words that she suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself before. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Foundation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the looked. Translated by David Wyllie There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to their real and natural state. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with him. But as it is ..." meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and never to have to open the door unless it was especially furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no II would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and landed loudly on the floor. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way below. II precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a sign that of that there was no question. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and landed loudly on the floor. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied down the room. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort face against her father's arm. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" http://www.gutenberg.net below. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how continue being of help to him. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; over to the window where they remained with their arms around each eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Translated by David Wyllie. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had for his sister to hear him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there against the door and listening. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's