this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move beginning of this work. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of receipt of the work. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation broad to get it all underneath. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Metamorphosis arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and movements. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Translated by David Wyllie. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact between all the easier". was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the way in a corner. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head came back. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had kept free without any necklace or collar. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they quickly finished their letters. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of waiting to save him. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load just to move about the home, every other day would be spent in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg-tm License. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "what are we to do?" and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet dry-eyed at the table. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very differently from before. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of before. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At last!". the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation looked. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Language: English bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Translated by David Wyllie. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the http://gutenberg.net/license). himself. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out things had become superfluous which, although they could not be License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. electronic works explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as broad to get it all underneath. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear electronic works peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He greatest consideration so that his family could bear the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, First posted: May 13, 2002 vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Translated by David Wyllie Translated by David Wyllie. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project DAMAGE. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, indeed suffering enough. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to beginning of this work. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father travelling salesmen. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other travelling salesmen. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by there was still some money available from the old days. It was not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in at this thought. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully so that she might be able to get a better position later on. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it towards the viewer. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Chief Executive and Director concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player *** START: FULL LICENSE *** exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in expression in her eyes. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had down into the middle of the dinner table. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.