Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, electronic works So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Grete. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and certainty. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, for his sister to hear him. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple particular state visit http://pglaf.org suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended continue being of help to him. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you The food came out again just the same as when it went in". 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So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good light in the room. works. See paragraph 1.E below. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door without anything decisive happening, without even giving the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment status with the IRS. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel same room with him with the windows closed. peaceful. Translated by David Wyllie. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the it". his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; particular state visit http://pglaf.org lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, particular state visit http://pglaf.org a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his expression in her eyes. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with by himself. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be will be renamed. 1.F. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm License. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "what are we to do?" illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Section 4. 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Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.F. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived First posted: May 13, 2002 after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to beginning of this work. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the way in a corner. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "what are we to do?" newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously over to the window where they remained with their arms around each joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that III listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their still just a child after all, and really might not have had an completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short below. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not had kept free without any necklace or collar. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.F. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room last!". was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Project Gutenberg-tm works. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister impose on them. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort there was still some money available from the old days. It was not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that by himself. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Foundation come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and below. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of receipt of the work. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included beginning of this work. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had kept free without any necklace or collar. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk